Peter Sloterdijk
In the World Interior of Capital
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745647692
- author:
- Peter Sloterdijk
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 308
- Dimensions:
- 15.24 x 2.79 x 22.86 centimetres
- Genre:
- Philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The World Interior of Capital: Towards a Philosophical Theory of Globalization by Peter Sloterdijk. This new book by Peter Sloterdijk offers a radically new account of globalization in the early 21st century. Drawing on historical and philosophical analysis, Sloterdijk argues that what is often praised or decried as globalization is actually the final stage of a process that began with the first global circumnavigation. The author identifies the Crystal Palace in London, built for the 1851 world exhibition, as a powerful metaphor for this situation. The palace represents the exclusive nature of globalization, creating a 'world interior' - a comfort structure invisible from outside but inhabited by those who have benefited from it. In contrast, three times more people are left standing outside its boundaries. Sloterdijk's theory challenges our understanding of globalization and invites us to consider what lies beyond this current phase.
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