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What if war, pollution, and mass death aren’t capitalism’s failures, but how it sustains itself? In The Accumulation of Waste, the culmination of decades of study of imperialism, Ali Kadri argues that waste, the systemic destruction of human lives and natural resources, is essential to capitalism’s operation. In this bold rethinking of capital’s relationship to war and ecological ruin, Kadri focuses on West Asia while drawing out implications for the world. It is a vital read for anyone seeking to understand capitalism’s violence, and how best to dismantle it.
“Destruction becomes the principal commodity produced by capital. Militarism will lead accumulation, which will theoretically demolish any limit to capital.”
Part of the Anti-Imperialist Marxism (AIM) Series.
What if war, pollution, and mass death aren’t capitalism’s failures, but how it sustains itself? In The Accumulation of Waste, the culmination of decades of study of imperialism, Ali Kadri argues that waste, the systemic destruction of human lives and natural resources, is essential to capitalism’s operation. In this bold rethinking of capital’s relationship to war and ecological ruin, Kadri focuses on West Asia while drawing out implications for the world. It is a vital read for anyone seeking to understand capitalism’s violence, and how best to dismantle it.
“Destruction becomes the principal commodity produced by capital. Militarism will lead accumulation, which will theoretically demolish any limit to capital.”
Part of the Anti-Imperialist Marxism (AIM) Series.