
Against Charity
AK Press
Published on 5. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-84935-304-5 (ISBN)
Description
A demand for justice and rejection of the philanthrocapitalism of charitable giving.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84935-304-5 (9781849353045)
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Persons
Julie Wark: Julie Wark is an Australian/Spanish citizen, resident in Barcelona for twenty-seven years. She is a translator (Catalan/Spanish to English, literature, politics, philosophy), long-term human rights author/activist, and is on the editorial board of Sin Permiso. She is the author of The Human Rights Mainfesto (Zero Books).
Daniel Raventós: Daniel Raventós is a lecturer in Economics at the University of Barcelona and author of Basic Income: The Material Conditions of Freedom (Pluto Press, 2007). He is on the editorial board of the international political review Sin Permiso.
Daniel Raventós: Daniel Raventós is a lecturer in Economics at the University of Barcelona and author of Basic Income: The Material Conditions of Freedom (Pluto Press, 2007). He is on the editorial board of the international political review Sin Permiso.
Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1
1. Depictions
2. Charity Is Not a Gift
3. Altruism, Empathy and Religion
4. Celebrities
5. Charity Scandals
6. Philanthrocapitalism and Humanitarianism
PART 2
7. Justice Not Charity
8. Basic Income or How to Guarantee the Right of Existence for Everyone
PART 1
1. Depictions
2. Charity Is Not a Gift
3. Altruism, Empathy and Religion
4. Celebrities
5. Charity Scandals
6. Philanthrocapitalism and Humanitarianism
PART 2
7. Justice Not Charity
8. Basic Income or How to Guarantee the Right of Existence for Everyone