The Day the World Stops Shopping

The Day the World Stops Shopping
J B MacKinnon
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Trade Paperback
h234 x 153mm - 320pg
3 Jun 2021 UK
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9781847925480
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We are using up the planet at almost double the rate it can regenerate. To support our economies, we' re told we must shop now like we' ve never shopped before. And whilst we can do it more responsibly, the scale of our consumption remains the biggest factor in the ruination of the planet. Yet our reliance on stuff continues to grow. But what would our world look like if we stopped? Would civilisation collapse? Would the planet' s ecology be reborn? What would happen to the way we think, make products, use time, express our individuality? Would life be better - or worse? Visiting places where economies have experienced temporary shut-downs, artisan producers, zero-consumption societies and bringing together a host of expert views, this is both a deeply reported thought-experiment, a history of our relationship with consumption, and a story about the future. Our private choices are putting the world in peril. The Day the World Stops Shopping is an essential exploration of who we are and what we use, and a vision of a more sustainable world.
One of those rare reading experiences that can change the way you see everything around you, recommended for anyone interested in anything that lives and breathes (Praise for The Once and Future World) * The Globe and Mail * A beautifully written meditation on natural history and memory, full of new revelations. (Praise for The Once and Future World) * New York Times * A delight. MacKinnon shows us afresh the world we thought we knew through a kaleidoscopic lens of startling facts, illuminating insight and flatout-wonderful writing. (Praise for The Once and Future World) -- John Vaillant, author of The Tiger Deep and lovely thinking and writing. (Praise for The Once and Future World) -- Bill McKibben MacKinnon is one of the most important ecological writers of our time. (Praise for The Once and Future World) * Quill & Quire *
J. B. MacKinnon is the author or co-author of four books including The Once and Future World, which won the U. S. Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and The 100-Mile Diet, a bestseller widely recognized as a catalyst of the local foods movement. His award-winning writing appears in publications including the New Yorker, National Geographic and Reader' s Digest. MacKinnon is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and also works in the field of interactive documentaries. He is also a rock climber, mountain biker, snowboarder, and birdwatcher. He lives with his partner in Vancouver, Canada. http-//jbmackinnon. com/
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781847925480
Published: 3 Jun 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Bodley Head
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 320

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