Skip to Main Content (Press Enter) Toggle side nav
Unprecedented? by William Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli
Add to bookshelf
Add to Bookshelf

Unprecedented?

How COVID-19 Exposed the Politics of Our Economy

How COVID-19 Exposed the Politics of Our Economy

By William Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli

By William Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli

By William Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli

By William Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli

Best Seller

Part of Goldsmiths Press / PERC Papers

Part of Goldsmiths Press / PERC Papers

Category: Politics | History

Category: Politics | History

Paperback

Mar 29, 2022 | ISBN 9781913380120

Ebook

Mar 29, 2022 | ISBN 9781913380113

All Formats
+
    Unprecedented? by William Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli
    Paperback
    Mar 29, 2022 | ISBN 9781913380120

    Pre-order from:

    See All Formats (1) +

    Paperback
    –

    • Paperback

      Mar 29, 2022 | ISBN 9781913380120

      Pre-order from:

    Ebook
    +

    • Ebook

      Mar 29, 2022 | ISBN 9781913380113

      Pre-order from:

    *This title is not eligible for purchase to earn points nor for redemption with your code in the Reader Rewards program

    Buy the Ebook:

    About Unprecedented?

    A critical and evidence-based account of the COVID-19 pandemic as a political–economic rupture, exposing underlying power struggles and social injustices.

    Unprecedented? tells the story of the COVID-19 pandemic as one of political–economic rupture, where the basic fabric of economic and political rules was torn up and underlying power struggles and social injustices were exposed. Focusing on the case of Britain, but with lessons for all countries, this book offers a critical and evidence-based account of unprecedented events.
     
    In early 2020, many of the most basic building blocks of capitalism were transformed in a matter of weeks, thanks to the novel coronavirus. Workplaces and schools were closed, governments took on unprecedented debt, and new technologies had to be rapidly procured and rolled out in an effort to achieve control over the pandemic. Meanwhile, lurking inequalities—of class, race, gender, and geography—were deepened and exposed in new ways, and populations became dependent on murky alliances between states and corporate contractors. Exceptional profits were reaped by some, while large sections of society teetered on the edge of destitution and despair.

    About Unprecedented?

    A critical and evidence-based account of the COVID-19 pandemic as a political–economic rupture, exposing underlying power struggles and social injustices.

    Unprecedented? tells the story of the COVID-19 pandemic as one of political–economic rupture, where the basic fabric of economic and political rules was torn up and underlying power struggles and social injustices were exposed. Focusing on the case of Britain, but with lessons for all countries, this book offers a critical and evidence-based account of unprecedented events.
     
    In early 2020, many of the most basic building blocks of capitalism were transformed in a matter of weeks, thanks to the novel coronavirus. Workplaces and schools were closed, governments took on unprecedented debt, and new technologies had to be rapidly procured and rolled out in an effort to achieve control over the pandemic. Meanwhile, lurking inequalities—of class, race, gender, and geography—were deepened and exposed in new ways, and populations became dependent on murky alliances between states and corporate contractors. Exceptional profits were reaped by some, while large sections of society teetered on the edge of destitution and despair.

    Product Details

    Category: Politics | History

    Paperback | $22.95
    Published by Goldsmiths Press
    Mar 29, 2022 | 224 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8 | ISBN 9781913380120

    Category: Politics | History

    Ebook | $17.99
    Published by Goldsmiths Press
    Mar 29, 2022 | 224 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8 | ISBN 9781913380113

    Inspired by Your Browsing History

    Buy other books like Unprecedented?

    ‹ ›
    Keystroke Capitalism
    Keystroke Capitalism
    Aaron Sahr
    Against the Troika
    Against the Troika
    Heiner Flassbeck and Costas Lapavitsas
    Karl Brunner and Monetarism
    Karl Brunner and Monetarism
    The Elusive Quest for Growth
    The Elusive Quest for Growth
    William R. Easterly
    Disrupted Economic Relationships
    Disrupted Economic Relationships
    The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
    The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
    Samuel P. Huntington
    Evolution or Revolution?
    Evolution or Revolution?
    Beyond Austerity
    Beyond Austerity
    Fuzzy Math
    Fuzzy Math
    Paul Krugman
    Mapping the West European Left
    Mapping the West European Left
    Pop Internationalism
    Pop Internationalism
    Paul Krugman
    God and Gold
    God and Gold
    Walter Russell Mead
    In Defense of Liberal Democracy
    In Defense of Liberal Democracy
    Manuel Hinds
    Empire of Capital
    Empire of Capital
    Ellen Meiksins Wood
    The Empire of Disorder
    The Empire of Disorder
    Alain Joxe
    Advanced Microeconomics for Contract, Institutional, and Organizational Economics
    Advanced Microeconomics for Contract, Institutional, and Organizational Economics
    W. Bentley MacLeod
    More Than Good Intentions
    More Than Good Intentions
    Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel
    Democracy Against Capitalism
    Democracy Against Capitalism
    Ellen Meiksins Wood
    What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response
    What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response
    Bernard Lewis
    Alternatives to Capitalism
    Alternatives to Capitalism
    Erik Olin Wright and Robin Hahnel
    America As Empire
    America As Empire
    James Garrison
    The Great Credit Crash
    The Great Credit Crash
    Sacred Economics, Revised
    Sacred Economics, Revised
    Charles Eisenstein
    Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries
    Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries
    The Global Gamble
    The Global Gamble
    Peter Gowan
    Revisiting Keynes
    Revisiting Keynes
    Geography and Trade
    Geography and Trade
    Paul Krugman
    End This Depression Now!
    End This Depression Now!
    Paul Krugman
    The Atlas of Economic Complexity
    The Atlas of Economic Complexity
    Cesar A. Hidalgo, Michele Coscia, Sebastian Bustos, Ricardo Hausmann and Alexander Simoes
    Money From Nothing
    Money From Nothing
    Aaron James and Robert Hockett
    Plutocrats
    Plutocrats
    Chrystia Freeland
    Antagonistics
    Antagonistics
    Gopal Balakrishnan
    Looking for More Great Reads?
    21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
    Be the first to know!
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
    By clicking SIGN UP, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
    Dismiss
    Thanks!
    Something awesome is on its way.
    Back to Top

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Raise kids who love to read

    Brightly

    Raise kids who love to read
    Today's Top Books

    Today's Top Books

    Want to know what people are actually reading right now?
    An online magazine for today’s home cook

    TASTE

    An online magazine for today’s home cook