{"product_id":"the-new-prophets-of-capital-jacobin-by-nicole-aschoff","title":"The New Prophets of Capital (Jacobin) by Nicole Aschoff","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781781688106\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerso Books, March 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e164 Pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA deft and caustic takedown of the new prophets of profit, from Bill Gates to Oprah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs severe environmental degradation, breathtaking inequality, and increasing alienation push capitalism against its own contradictions, mythmaking has become as central to sustaining our economy as profitmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter the new prophets of capital: Sheryl Sandberg touting the capitalist work ethic as the antidote to gender inequality; John Mackey promising that free markets will heal the planet; Oprah Winfrey urging us to find solutions to poverty and alienation within ourselves; and Bill and Melinda Gates offering the generosity of the 1 percent as the answer to a persistent, systemic inequality. The new prophets of capital buttress an exploitative system, even as the cracks grow more visible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47679838519458,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/71o-XA0becL._SL1500.jpg?v=1789733599","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-new-prophets-of-capital-jacobin-by-nicole-aschoff","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}