"Eloquent and passionate, this is a veritable Black Book of liberal capitalism." -Tariq Ali
Mike Davis is the author of many books including Planet of Slums, City of Quartz, Ecology of Fear, Late Victorian Holocausts, and Magical Urbanism. He was recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
Wide ranging and compelling ... a remarkable achievement.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Devastating.
*The San Francisco Chronicle*
A masterly account of climatic, economic and colonial history.
*New Scientist*
A hero of the Left, Davis is part polemicist, part historian, and
all Marxist.
*Village Voice*
Davis has given us a book of substantial contemporary relevance as
well as great historical interest ... this highly informative book
foes well beyond its immediate focus.
*The New York Times*
Davis's range is stunning ... He combines political economy,
meteorology, and ecology with vivid narratives to create a book
that is both a gripping read and a major conceptual achievement.
Lots of us talk about writing 'world history' and
'inter-disciplinary history': here is the genuine article.
*Kenneth Pomeranz, author of The Great Divergence*
The global climate meets a globalizing political economy, the
fundamentals of one clashing with the fundamentalisms of the other.
Mike Davis tells the story with zest, anger, and insight.
*Stephen J. Pyne, author of World Fire*
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