Capital in the Anthropocene
Capital in the Anthropocene (Japanese: 人新世の「資本論」, romanized: Hitoshinsei no "Shihonron") is a 2020 non-fiction book by Japanese academic Kohei Saito. Drawing from writings on ecology and natural science by Karl Marx, the book presents a Marxist argument for degrowth as a means of mitigating climate change. Capital in the Anthropocene was an unexpected commercial success in Japan, selling over half a million copies.
1st edition Japanese cover | |
| Author | Kohei Saito |
|---|---|
| Original title | 人新世の「資本論」 |
| Translator | Brian Bergstrom |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subject | Economics |
| Publisher | Shueisha |
Publication date | September 17, 2020 |
Published in English | January 9, 2024 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 375 |
| Awards | Best Asian Books of the Year (2021) |
| ISBN | 978-4087211351 |
| LC Class | PT2428.M47 S35 2020 |
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