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Explores the effect that capitalist ambition has on our psyches and societies, and what a world without ambition might look like.
Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.
For readers interested in social criticism, capitalism’s influence on personal identity, or alternative views on productivity and success, Against Ambition offers a powerful challenge to the “cult of ambition.”
Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.
- Critical Exploration of Ambition: Analyses how ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s, pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility—and failure as our fault.
- The Cult of Capitalist Success: Bill Peel critiques how capitalism turned ambition into an endless cycle of "rise and grind," passive income pursuits, and corporate competition, pushing us into self-sacrificing, goal-oriented lives.
- A Call to Reimagine Life Beyond Ambition: Argues that relentless ambition undermines collective action and turns individuals into isolated social climbers, hindering efforts to create a more equitable world.
- Radical Freedom in Letting Go: Advocates for a life freed from constant self-improvement, valuing the right to "waste time" as a radical act against neoliberal values.
For readers interested in social criticism, capitalism’s influence on personal identity, or alternative views on productivity and success, Against Ambition offers a powerful challenge to the “cult of ambition.”
Explores the effect that capitalist ambition has on our psyches and societies, and what a world without ambition might look like.
Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.
For readers interested in social criticism, capitalism’s influence on personal identity, or alternative views on productivity and success, Against Ambition offers a powerful challenge to the “cult of ambition.”
Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.
- Critical Exploration of Ambition: Analyses how ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s, pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility—and failure as our fault.
- The Cult of Capitalist Success: Bill Peel critiques how capitalism turned ambition into an endless cycle of "rise and grind," passive income pursuits, and corporate competition, pushing us into self-sacrificing, goal-oriented lives.
- A Call to Reimagine Life Beyond Ambition: Argues that relentless ambition undermines collective action and turns individuals into isolated social climbers, hindering efforts to create a more equitable world.
- Radical Freedom in Letting Go: Advocates for a life freed from constant self-improvement, valuing the right to "waste time" as a radical act against neoliberal values.
For readers interested in social criticism, capitalism’s influence on personal identity, or alternative views on productivity and success, Against Ambition offers a powerful challenge to the “cult of ambition.”
Über den Autor
Bill Peel is writer from regional New South Wales, Australia. His debut book Tonight It’s a World We Bury: Black Metal, Red Politics was published in 2023. His other writing has appeared in Astral Noize, Jacobin, and Overland, but he spends more time doing nothing of note.
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Politikwissenschaften |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781915672032 |
| ISBN-10: | 1915672031 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Peel, Bill |
| Auflage: | New |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Repeater |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 196 x 130 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Bill Peel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.05.2025 |
| Gewicht: | 0,2 kg |
Über den Autor
Bill Peel is writer from regional New South Wales, Australia. His debut book Tonight It’s a World We Bury: Black Metal, Red Politics was published in 2023. His other writing has appeared in Astral Noize, Jacobin, and Overland, but he spends more time doing nothing of note.
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Politikwissenschaften |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781915672032 |
| ISBN-10: | 1915672031 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Peel, Bill |
| Auflage: | New |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Repeater |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 196 x 130 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Bill Peel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.05.2025 |
| Gewicht: | 0,2 kg |
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