Epochal Crisis

In a groundbreaking new study, acclaimed scholar of global capitalism William I. Robinson presents a bold, original, and timely 'big picture' analysis of the unprecedented global crisis. Robinson synthesizes the different economic, social, political, military, and ecological dimensions of the crisis, applying his theory of global capitalism to elucidate these multidimensional and interconnected aspects. Addressing urgent issues such as economic stagnation, runaway financial speculation, unprecedented social inequalities, political conflict, expanding wars, and the threat to the biosphere, he illustrates how these different dimensions relate to one another and stem from the underlying contradictions of a global system spiralling out of control. This is a significant theoretical contribution to the study of globalization and capitalist crisis, in which Robinson concludes that the conditions for global capitalist renewal are becoming exhausted.

• Further develops the author's acclaimed theory of global capitalism, creatively applying it to explain, analyse, and theorize the current unprecedented crisis of global capitalism facing the world today
• Provides a truly unique synthesis of the multiple dimensions of global crisis – economic, social, political, ecological, military – accompanied by a warning and call to action
• Breaks significant new theoretical ground in the disciplines of International/Global Political Economy, Political Economy, International Relations, Sociology, and Political Science