2022 Verso Diary

We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars. Economic growth isn’t working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ecological destructions associated with capitalism, and points to desirable alternatives to it. Not only in society at large, but also on the left, we are held captive by the hegemony of growth. Even proposals for emancipatory Green New Deals or postcapitalism base their utopian hopes on the development of productive forces, on redistributing the fruits of economic growth and technological progress. Yet growing evidence shows that continued economic growth cannot be made compatible with sustaining life and is not necessary for a good life for all. This book provides a vision for postcapitalism beyond growth. Building on a vibrant field of research, it discusses the political economy and the politics of a non-growing economy. It charts a path forward through policies that democratise the economy, “now-topias” that create free spaces for experimentation, and counter-hegemonic movements that make it possible to break with the logic of growth. Degrowth perspectives offer a way to step off the treadmill of an alienating, expansionist, and hierarchical system. A handbook and a manifesto, The Future Is Degrowth is a must-read for all interested in charting a way beyond the current crises.

Never forget that important date with this pocket sized 4 x 6 inch planner! This tabbed diary runs from January 2022 to December 2022 Check out the 'Look Inside' for this book to see the week spread over 2 pages. If you are using a mobile phone or tablet, select desktop view from the menu in your internet browser to see it. This diary comes in several designs for every taste including, black, blue, green, pink, purple, red and themed covers. What to expect in this pocket diary: 4 x 6 inch size to fit in most pockets and bags Covers 52 weeks (January 2022 to December 2022) Weekly diary (7 days over two pages in a week-to-view spread) This is a weekly diary with dates A small notes section in each week Flick through tabbed months to help you find any classes, events, meetings or appointments you record in the book, quickly and more easily. The tabs are printed on the page so they won't tear off with use Space to write birthday and anniversaries (or anything else you would like) on 2 lined pages at the back At-a-glance' year calendar over 6 pages at the back of the book for the period covered by the diary Black ink on 55# (90 GSM) cream paper, 118 pages Font is sized to at least 16+ to avoid squinting when looking for what you need! Reasons to buy this weekly diary: For time management If you are a busy parent, a school, college, or university student or you own your own business, time management is important to get the most out of your day. Planning is key to getting everything you want done in this busy world and you can record your classes, and appointments on the correct date and then use the printed tabs to find them when you need to. Simplicity This is a no nonsense diary. It is a clear, simple layout so you can find what you need quickly without distractions. The text is larger than standard diaries to draw your eyes to the right place but the diary is pocket sized so that you can still carry it around in your daily life without being heavy! If you are looking for a pocket diary for 2022 with plenty of space to write in, get this today!

An extraordinary novel about one of history’s most reviled figures, written as an action-packed historical biography For three decades, until the day he collapsed in the Brazilian surf in 1979, Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death who performed horrific experiments on the prisoners of Auschwitz, floated through South America in linen suits, keeping two steps ahead of Mossad agents, international police and the world’s journalists. In this rigorusly researched factual novel—drawn almost entirely from historical documents—Olivier Guez traces Mengele’s footsteps through these years of flight. This chilling novel situates the reader in a literary manhunt on the trail of one of the most elusive and evil figures of the twentieth century.

The essential account of the South Korean 1980 pro-democracy rebellion On May 18, 1980, student activists gathered in the South Korean city of Gwangju to protest the coup d’état and the martial law government of General Chun Doo-hwan. The security forces responded with unmitigated violence. Over the next ten days hundreds of students, activists, and citizens were arrested, tortured, and murdered. The events of the uprising shaped over a decade of resistance to the repressive South Korean regime and paved the way for the country’s democratization. This fresh translation by Slin Jung of a text compiled from eyewitness testimonies presents a gripping and comprehensive account of both the events of the uprising and the political situation that preceded and followed the violence of that period. Included is a preface by acclaimed Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong. Gwangju Uprising is a vital resource for those interested in East Asian contemporary history and the global struggle for democracy.

Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest—rallying others around them and inspiring uprisings in eras yet to come. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosophers of Islam and Judaism, through to the Arab slave revolts and anti-Ottoman rebellions of the Middle Ages. These sources were tapped during the Dutch and English revolutions at the outset of the Modern world, and in turn flowed into the French, Haitian, American, Russian and Chinese revolutions. More recently, resistance to war and economic oppression has flared up on battlefields and in public spaces from Beijing and Baghdad to Caracas and Los Angeles. This anthology, global in scope, presents voices of dissent from every era of human history: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos. Every age has its iconoclasts, and yet the greatest among them build on the words and actions of their forerunners. The Verso Book of Dissent will become an invaluable resource, reminding today’s citizens that these traditions will never die.