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Another Now Yanis Varoufakis

Another Now By Yanis Varoufakis

Another Now by Yanis Varoufakis


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Summary

But would we really want it?

Varoufakis's boundary-breaking new book confounds expectations of what the good society would look like and confronts us with the greatest question: are we able to build a better society, despite our flaws.

'One of my few heroes.

Another Now Summary

Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present from the no. 1 bestselling author by Yanis Varoufakis

'A landmark work' Brian Eno

Imagine a world with no banks. No stock market. No tech giants. No billionaires.


Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won.

In Another Now world-famous economist, Yanis Varoufakis, shows us what such a world would look like. Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about - and might yet. But would we really want it?

Varoufakis's boundary-breaking new book confounds expectations of what the good society would look like and confronts us with the greatest question: are we able to build a better society, despite our flaws.

'One of my few heroes. As long as people like Varoufakis are around, there still is hope' Slavoj Zizek

Another Now Reviews

Combining a provocative thought-experiment with a deeply original sci-fi narrative, this book is both visionary in its search for new possibilities and realistic in its embrace of the complexities of our human nature -- Alfonso Cuaron, Oscar-winning Director of Roma and Gravity
A landmark work ... A vision of a new society with new ways of thinking is possibly the most important thing an artist can offer at the moment -- Brian Eno
I am enjoying Yanis Varoufakis's Another Now. The way we live is not inevitable -- Jeanette Winterson
I could not recommend this more. If you're looking for a sense of optimism, a sense of political possibility, this book is very important -- Owen Jones
The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian *
There is something exciting, even invigorating, about envisioning this world alongside Varoufakis ... one finishes Another Now buzzing with a sense of possibility * The Monthly *
Another Now is structurally, ideologically and linguistically an extraordinary work -- Zoe Williams
I've absolutely loved reading [Another Now] ... the second I started reading it, it surprised and intrigued me -- Matthew Taylor, RSA
Another Now is not only a marvellously good read - it is a notable addition to the literature of social change * The Wire *
One of my few heroes -- Slavoj Zizek
The most interesting man in the world * Business Insider *

About Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis is the author of the bestseller Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism and two previous books, Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece, and an economic history of Europe, And the Weak Suffer What They Must?, both of which were number one bestsellers. Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and, since 2019, he is leading its parliamentary party in Greece's Parliament. He is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.

Additional information

GOR011765841
9781529110630
1529110637
Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present from the no. 1 bestselling author by Yanis Varoufakis
Used - Like New
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
20210909
240
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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