{"product_id":"capitalism-a-structural-genocide-9781780321998","title":"Capitalism: A Structural Genocide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Garry Leech\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Economy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the global financial crisis, and ongoing savage government cuts across the world, Garry Leech addresses a pressing and necessary topic: the nature of contemporary capitalism, and how it inherently generates inequality and structural violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a number of fascinating case studies from across the world - including the forced displacement of farmers in Mexico, farmer suicides in India, and deaths from preventable and treatable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the unsustainable exploitation of the planet's natural resources - Leech provocatively argues that global capitalism constitutes a form of genocide against the poor, particularly in the global South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssential and eye-opening the book questions the legitimacy of a system that inevitably results in such large-scale human suffering, while going beyond mere critique to offer a more egalitarian, democratic and sustainable global alternative.","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082763034775,"sku":"9781780321998","price":2310.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781780321998.webp?v=1767263393","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/capitalism-a-structural-genocide-9781780321998","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}