Pure Excess: Capitalism and the Commodity

by Todd McGowan

Todd McGowan forges a new theory of capitalism as a system based on the production of more than what we need: pure excess. He argues that the promise of more--more wealth, more enjoyment, more opportunity, without requiring any sacrifice--is the essence of capitalism. Previous socioeconomic systems set up some form of the social good as their focus. Capitalism, however, represents a revolutionary turn away from the good and the useful toward...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231217587
• ISBN13: 9780231217583
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages