L'occupation du monde

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"Faced with the exacerbation of the environmental crises it has provoked, industrial society seems struck with blindness. It is lulled by the illusion that everything will eventually get better, thanks to the flexibility of the market, technical innovation and the inventiveness of capital. A whole economic mythology thus hinders reflection on and perception of the gravity of the situation. In order to undo this mythology, this book seeks to understand its history, by following two complementary paths. ... This essay on the long term history of the West offers a global interpretation of the origin of its economic obsession, while claiming the need to adopt another relationship to the world."--Provided by publisher.