New Releases by David Harvey

Fruto dos mais de quarenta anos de cursos sobre O capital de Marx (livro I) lecionados pelo geógrafo marxista David Harvey em universidades ao redor do mundo, Para entender O capital é uma obra ao mesmo tempo sintética e densa, uma introdução para a compreensão de O capital, que chega em momento oportuno, de uma renovação do interesse pela análise das obras de Marx, em busca de um melhor entendimento das origens da falência econômica e dos nossos problemas atuais. Apesar de os últimos trinta anos, mais particularmente desde a queda do muro de Berlim e do fim da Guerra Fria, não terem sido um período muito favorável ou fértil para a economia política marxiana, este livro ajuda a abrir a porta para que uma geração mais jovem, pouco familiarizada com esse pensamento, explore por conta própria o legado de Marx. O Livro I de O capital analisa o modo de produção capitalista do ponto de vista da produção, não do mercado nem do comércio global, mas exclusivamente da produção. Na época, Marx revelou uma grande compreensão daquilo que faz o capitalismo crescer do modo como cresce. "Para Marx, um conhecimento novo surge do ato de tomar blocos conceituais radicalmente diferentes, friccioná-los uns contra os outros e fazer arder o fogo revolucionário. E é o que ele faz n''O capital: combina tradições intelectuais divergentes para criar uma estrutura completamente nova e revolucionária para o conhecimento", conclui o professor.

Em Os limites do capital, Harvey une investigação sobre as dinâmicas espaciais do processo de urbanização, interpretação ambiciosa do legado de Marx e sensibilidade aguda para reestruturação econômica em curso. Na nova edição, o autor atualiza sua releitura da crítica da economia política de Marx, com uma discussão substancial em torno da conjuntura política global e da convulsão nos mercados mundiais hoje. Os limites do capital constitui "leitura obrigatória para aqueles que buscam uma compreensão menos superficial da etapa avançada do capitalismo hoje em curso", afirma Paulani. A obra é considerada peça fundamental para compreender o instigante pensamento de Harvey, com reflexões acerca de alguns de seus mais importantes conceitos como "ajuste espacial" e "acumulação por despossessão". "A formação de geógrafo fez com que Harvey voltasse sua atenção não apenas para as questões do tempo, cruciais quando se entende que o capital é um movimento (o movimento de valorização), mas também para as questões do espaço, às quais os economistas são, em geral, cegos. Em síntese, Harvey iniciou, ainda no começo dos anos 1980, a investigação sobre como se articulam e como funcionam conjuntamente os diferentes modos de apropriação e de exploração, o sistema financeiro, o comportamento rentista e os desenvolvimentos espaciais desiguais numa dinâmica que, hoje, é o coração do processo de acumulação", diz Paulani.

A memória coletiva marcará 2011 como o ano em que as pessoas tomaram as ruas de diversos países em uma onda de mobilizações e protestos sociais: um fenômeno que começou no norte da África, derrubando ditaduras na Tunísia, no Egito, na Líbia e no Iêmen; estendeu-se à Europa, com ocupações e greves na Espanha e Grécia e revolta nos subúrbios de Londres; eclodiu no Chile e ocupou Wall Street, nos EUA, alcançando no final do ano até mesmo a Rússia. Das praças ocupadas por acampamentos às marchas de protesto nas avenidas das principais metrópoles, emergiu uma consciência de solidariedade mútua que resultou em toda sorte de material multimídia sobre o movimento na internet, amplamente compartilhado nas redes sociais. Para o jornalista, doutor em Ciências Sociais e blogueiro Leonardo Sakamoto, o que muita gente ainda não percebeu é que tais ferramentas não são utilizadas para a mera descrição dos fatos, mas sim para a construção e reconstrução da realidade: "Quando a pessoa atua através de uma dessas redes, não reporta simplesmente. Inventa, articula, muda. Vive". Inspirada por essa campanha colaborativa, a Boitempo lança, em parceria com a revista eletrônica Carta Maior, a coletânea Occupy - movimentos de protesto que tomaram as ruas, a qual reúne artigos de pensadores críticos deste novo momento da política global em que a voz das ruas passa a ocupar o cenário. O livro será vendido a preço de custo, graças à colaboração dos autores e ilustradores, que cederam os direitos autorais para tornar a obra mais acessível e condizente com a proposta do movimento. Imbuídos não só da lucidez da crítica, mas também da esperança e da paixão pelo engajamento, os textos apresentam alguns consensos, como a certeza do declínio geral do capitalismo; a percepção de uma nova solidariedade social; e a análise da ausência, até o momento, de uma definição estratégica dos movimentos de ocupação.

Climate change is a critical issue for heritage studies. Sites, objects and ways of life all are coming under threat, requiring alternative management, or requiring specific climate change adaptation. Heritage is key to interpreting the societal significance of climate change; notions (and images) of the past are crucial to our understanding of the present, and are used to prompt actions that help society define and achieve a specific and desired future. Relatively little attention has been paid to the critical intersections between heritage and climate change. The Future of Heritage as Climates Change frames the intellectual context within which heritage and climate change can be examined, presenting cases and sub-fields in which the heritage-climate change nexus is being examined and provides synthetic analyses through five overarching themes: The heritage of change among coastal communities: liminality and the politics of engagement Dwelling materials: processes and possibilities; Environmental heritage: meanings of the past – prospects for the future; Blurring the boundaries of nature and culture: the politics of anticipation; Climate change and heritage practice: adaptation and resilience. The Future of Heritage as Climates Change provides scholars, managers, policy makers and students with a much needed examination of heritage and climate change to help make critical decisions in the next several decades.

A fascinating collection of photographs giving a picture of life of what the West Bromwich Trams were like from the late nineteenth century until 1939.

WORUM GEHT ES? Gibt es seit dem Ende des Kommunismus wirklich keine echten Alternativen zum Kapitalismus? David Harvey meint: Doch! Man muss allerdings das Wesen des Kapitalismus genau verstehen, um ihn durch einen revolutionären Humanismus ersetzen zu können, in dessen Zentrum nicht das Kapital, sondern der Mensch steht. Konkret untersucht Harvey die Anhäufung von Kapital, das fatale Wachstumscredo, den spekulativen Immobilienmarkt und den Raubbau an der Natur. Er beschreibt jedoch nicht nur Krisen, sondern zeigt auch Chancen auf. Denn gerade die Widersprüche im Kapitalismus können Anfangspunkte für neue politische und kulturelle Bewegungen sein. Die utopische Kraft dafür kommt aus den Städten. WAS IST BESONDERS? Eine fundierte, realitätsnahe Kapitalismuskritik und zugleich ein Manifest des Wandels – geschrieben von einem der führenden Sozialtheoretiker der heutigen Zeit. WER LIEST? • Jeder, der die globalen Machtverhältnisse kritisch sieht • Leser von Stéphane Hessel, Michael J. Sandel, David Graeber und Thomas Piketty

David Harvey examines the foundational contradictions of capital, and reveals the fatal contradictions that are now inexorably leading to its end

"Analytical chemistry is more than a collection of analytical methods and an understanding of equilibrium chemistry; it is an approach to solving chemical problems. Although equilibrium chemistry and analytical methods are important, their coverage should not come at the expense of other equally important topics. The introductory course in analytical chemistry is the ideal place in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum for exploring topics such as experimental design, sampling, calibration strategies, standardization, optimization, statistics, and the validation of experimental results. Analytical methods come and go, but best practices for designing and validating analytical methods are universal. Because chemistry is an experimental science it is essential that all chemistry students understand the importance of making good measurements."--BC Campus website.

Brève histoire du néolibéralisme retrace un processus de redistribution des richesses, une "accumulation par dépossession". La financiarisation, l''extension de la concurrence, les privatisations et les politiques fiscales des États redirigent les richesses du bas vers le haut de la hiérarchie sociale. Les néolibéraux se moquent de l''enrichissement collectif. Ils lui préfèrent celui de quelques-uns, dont ils font partie. Plaider en faveur d''un "socialisme libéral" n''a aucun sens. Le néolibéralisme n''est pas une pensée du bien commun. Et pourtant, c''est de cette conception de l''action publique que nous sommes aujourd''hui à la fois héritiers et prisonniers. Le néolibéralisme s''est transformé en institutions. Ces dernières ont produit des dispositifs d''intervention publique, construits sur la durée, qui façonnent des manières d''agir et de penser. À commencer par cette quasi-règle de nos sociétés contemporaines, selon laquelle le marché serait le meilleur outil de satisfaction des besoins humains. Formulée de la sorte, la proposition étonne peut-être. Elle est pourtant le principal pilier de l''édifice. Celui que David Harvey nous invite, en priorité, à abattre.

A nostalgic journey across Birmingham on the 29A.

The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression shows no sign of ending, and Marx''s work remains key to any attempt to understand the ebb and flow of capitalist economies. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world''s foremost Marx scholars. Based on his recent lectures, and following the success of his companion to the first volume of Capital, Harvey turns his attention to Volume 2, aiming to bring his depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and often-neglected text. Whereas Volume 1 focuses on production, Volume 2 looks at how value comes into being through the buying and selling of goods. Harvey also introduces elements from Volume 3 on credit and finance to help illustrate aspects of the contemporary crisis.

''Accounting for Business'' is ideal for undergraduate students on business and accounting courses who need to understand the nuts and bolts of financial accounting. This popular textbook has always enjoyed a deserved reputation for accessibility and thoroughness. Now in its third edition, its contents have been fully updated and restructured to make them even easier to use. Readers will benefit from the coverage of current accounting practices and legislation, in addition to the range of worked examples and self-test activities throughout the book. ''Accounting for Business'' clearly explains accounting information''s role in making sound business decisions and focuses upon the aspects of accounting practice which are most relevant to the non-specialist manager. It is ideal for first year undergraduates of business studies, higher students and those pursuing professional accountancy qualifications. This third edition has been restructured, to further enhance its ''student centred'' approach. The content has now been broken down into 25 roughly equivalent ''bite-sized'' individual study topics. Each of these requires 6 hours of study time, enabling this book to support a full scale semester course with two topics a week, or a full year course at one topic a week. Includes a wide selection of topical case studies, with a broad spread of international examples.

"David Harvey...has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals." —Naomi Klein A "forensic and ferocious" manifesto on the city as a center for anti-capitalist resistance from an acclaimed theorist (The Guardian) Long before the Occupy movement, modern cities had already become the central sites of revolutionary politics, where the deeper currents of social and political change rise to the surface. Consequently, cities have been the subject of much utopian thinking. But at the same time they are also the centers of capital accumulation and the frontline for struggles over who controls access to urban resources and who dictates the quality and organization of daily life. Is it the financiers and developers, or the people? Rebel Cities places the city at the heart of both capital and class struggles, looking at locations ranging from Johannesburg to Mumbai, and from New York City to São Paulo. Drawing on the Paris Commune as well as Occupy Wall Street and the London Riots, Harvey asks how cities might be reorganized in more socially just and ecologically sane ways—and how they can become the focus for anti-capitalist resistance.

Laying bare the follies of the international financial system, eminent academic David Harvey looks at the nature of capitalism, how it works and why it sometimes doesn''t.

Covers the basic workings of capitalism, how it came to dominate the world, and why it resulted in a financial crisis in 2008, arguing that a radical overhaul of the economic system is the only way to create a sustainable future.

"My aim is to get you to read a book by Karl Marx called Capital, Volume 1, and to read it on Marx''s own terms." The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx''s work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world''s most foremost Marx scholars. Based on his recent lectures, this current volume aims to bring this depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx''s Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again. David Harvey''s video lecture course can be found here: davidharvey.org/reading-capital/

When I decided to become a motorcycle instructor I was surprised at how little documentation there was available in the UK on this topic. There is a small but worthwhile collection of books about how to ride a motorcycle but nothing formally published on how to become a motorcycle instructor. Until something better comes along, this is my attempt to fill that small gap in the market. This book is aimed at potential and existing DSA (Driving Standards Agency) qualified motorcycle instructors in the UK.

The history of Belfast''s trolleybus system told through a fascinating collection of photographs.

Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action. Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values. Yet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the ground. Demonstrated by incidents at Abu Ghraib and Guantu0087namo Bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanism. Combining his passions for politics and geography, David Harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governance. Political agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geography. Incorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracy. Harvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the George W. Bush administration. Then, through an ontological investigation into geography''s foundational concepts& mdash;space, place, and environment& mdash;he radically reframes geographical knowledge as a basis for social theory and political action. As Harvey makes clear, the cosmopolitanism that emerges is rooted in human experience rather than illusory ideals and brings us closer to achieving the liberation we seek.

Throughout his distinguished and influential career, David Harvey has defined and redefined the relationship between politics, capitalism, and the social aspects of geographical theory. Laying out Harvey''s position that geography could not remain objective in the face of urban poverty and associated ills, Social Justice and the City is perhaps the most widely cited work in the field. Harvey analyzes core issues in city planning and policy—employment and housing location, zoning, transport costs, concentrations of poverty—asking in each case about the relationship between social justice and space. How, for example, do built-in assumptions about planning reinforce existing distributions of income? Rather than leading him to liberal, technocratic solutions, Harvey''s line of inquiry pushes him in the direction of a “revolutionary geography,” one that transcends the structural limitations of existing approaches to space. Harvey''s emphasis on rigorous thought and theoretical innovation gives the volume an enduring appeal. This is a book that raises big questions, and for that reason geographers and other social scientists regularly return to it.

París ha sido una de las ciudades más influyentes del mundo, pero durante los días del Segundo Imperio constituyó el prototipo de la modernidad tal como ésta ha sido codificada canónicamente. Durante el periodo que transcurre entre las revoluciones fallidas de 1848 y 1871, experimentó una transformación realmente impresionante. El barón Haussmann orquetó la remodelación física de la ciudad, reemplazando su trazado medieval por los grandes bulevares que dominan su fisonomía hasta el día de hoy. Igualmente, durane esta misma etapa se verificaron tanto el surgimiento de una nueva forma de capitalismo dominada por las altas finanzas como la emergencia de la moderna cultura del consumo. Los imparables cambios sociales y físicos provocaron la novedosa respuesta del movimiento moderno, pero también dividieron más profundamente la ciudad y su organización espacial, económica y urbana de acuerdo co nítidas líneas de clase. El resultado fue el levantamiento y la sangrienta represión de la Comuna de París en 1871, cuyo desenvolvimiento es analizado en el libro con todo detalle. Harvey sitúa las fuerzas sociales, económicas y de clase en el centro de su estudio, proporcionando un impresionante análisis de este periodo crucial para comprender cómo se gestó la trama de la política moderna y cómo se utilizó el espacio urbano para gestionar los conflictos sociales y producir formas estables de dominación política.

Este livro relata a história político-econômica da origem da neoliberalização e de como ela se proliferou no cenário mundial, revelando sua origem, descrevendo sua disseminação pelo globo e explicitando seus efeitos. Além disso, o engajamento crítico com essa história sugere uma estrutura passível de permitir identificar e construir propostas políticas e econômicas alternativas.

Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Its spread has depended upon a reconstitution of state powers such that privatization, finance, and market processes are emphasized. State interventions in the economy are minimized, while the obligations of the state to provide for the welfare of its citizens are diminished. David Harvey, author of ''The New Imperialism'' and ''The Condition of Postmodernity'', here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. While Thatcher and Reagan are often cited as primary authors of this neoliberal turn, Harvey shows how a complex of forces, from Chile to China and from New York City to Mexico City, have also played their part. In addition he explores the continuities and contrasts between neoliberalism of the Clinton sort and the recent turn towards neoconservative imperialism of George W. Bush. Finally, through critical engagement with this history, Harvey constructs a framework not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements.

In these essays, David Harvey searches for adequate conceptualizations of space and of uneven geographical development that will help to understand the new historical geography of global capitalism. The theory of uneven geographical development needs further examination: The extreme volatility in contemporary political economic fortunes across and between spaces of the world economy cries out for better historical-geographical analysis and theoretical interpretation. The political necessity is just as urgent since social inequalities have increased in recent decades. Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia and Argentina. Simultaneously, the different oppositional movements to neoliberalism create both opportunities and barriers in the search for alternatives. Harvey shows that this search needs to be supported by a deeper theoretical understanding of the roles of space and uneven geographical development in shaping the world around us. .