Political Economy Goes to the Movies

ISBN-13: 9781138298361 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 202 str.

Satyananda J. Gabriel

Opis

Political Economy Goes to the Movies provides an introduction to political economy using a wide range of popular films and documentaries as the objects of analysis. The work helps readers to understand and analyze the economic and related political, cultural, and ecological relationships depicted in selected films.

Spis treści

Introduction CHAPTER 1. Marx, Critical Political Economy, and Classical Economics CHAPTER 2. Industrial Revolution: Mills and MinesCHAPTER 3. 300 Years Enslaved CHAPTER 4. Colonialism: The Bloodied Invisible Hand CHAPTER 5. Internal Colonialism: Milagro Beanfield War CHAPTER 6. Greasing the Gears: Oil and Natural Gas CHAPTER 7. Economic + Ecological Crisis: Metabolic Rift CHAPTER 8. Financial Crises, Derivatives, and the Market for Corporate Control

O autorze

Satyananda J. Gabriel is Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College, USA.