Overcoming Capitalism

Strategy for the Working Class in the 21st Century

Overcoming Capitalism
Tom Wetzel
RRP:
NZ$ 59.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 47.99
Paperback
h200 x 132mm - 400pg
6 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781849354707
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
Overcoming Capitalism is a book about strategy, particularly how the powerless can get the upper hand. And it' s written for everyone - not a specialised, self-selected audience. Tom Wetzel carefully explains how capitalism works and how the structure is stacked against us with an eye toward where power lies and how we can tip the scales. The book is a twenty-first century reworking of the approach to unionism. The United States has a dramatic history of workers organising on the job. In the last seventy odd years labour organizations have made peace with owners, and wages, various protections, and safety have all diminished. All during an era that, despite its ups and downs, has been extremely profitable for the ownership class. Wetzel provides a solution to that failure by showing how a democratic outcome can be built into the method of struggle for social change, giving working people the means to ensure they will end up in control of the labor process and will build a from-the-bott
"This book is an invitation to imagine a world where everyday people determine their own lives both in the workplace and the community. It updates the radical syndicalist tradition for the 21st Century. After reading you may feel the sudden urge to fire your boss, show the landlord the door, and conspire with your neighbors to change just about everything. " --James Tracy, author of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power "Tom Wetzel' s probing inquisitiveness, together with his astute thoughts and vivid observations, breathes life into each and every chapter in this exhilarating book, and brings the reader closer to everyday life after capitalism. " --Andrej Grubacic, co-author of Wobblies and Zapatistas "Tom Wetzel is one of the most important libertarian socialist thinkers and activists in the United States today. His book, Overcoming Capitalism, is a must read for anyone interested in alternatives to capitalism. Wetzel draws lessons from the history of libertarian socialist movements and struggles over the past century that would do an academic historian proud! But unlike academics, Wetzel puts that deep knowledge of history to use in formulating a concrete and informed vision of what kind of socialism we should be fighting for in the twenty-first century. Written in plain English, free of leftist jargon, full of common sense as well as nuance, Wetzel has produced a "gem. " This is just the kind of book leftists need to read to avoid repeating mistakes and reinventing square wheels. " --Robin Hahnel, author of Democratic Economic Planning
Tom Wetzel has written on labor history, worker struggles, libertarian socialist ideas, and housing struggles since the 1970s. He has been published by ZNet and ROAR Magazine and is a former editor of the anarcho-syndicalist magazine ideas & action, where many of his essays were published. He resides in Hayward, CA.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781849354707
Published: 6 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: AK Press
Publisher: AK Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 200mm
Width: 132mm
Pages: 400

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information