The Imperial Mode of Living keyword-anti To its official boosters

To its official boosters

These provocative essays explore the links between literature

and a thorough knowledge of both official and unofficial histories

Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism is a compelling challenge to one of the chief tenets of contemporary socialist politics

The Imperial Mode of Living keyword-anti To its official boostersWith the concept of the Imperial Mode of Living, Brand and Wissen highlight the fact that capitalism implies uneven development as well as a constant and accelerating universalisation of a Western mode of production and living. The logic of liberal markets since the 19thCentury, and especially since World War II, has been inscribed into everyday practices that are usually unconsciously reproduced. The authors show that they are a main driver of the