Description
Evil Paradises shows us the face of conspicuous consumption gone mad, exploring new developments that are being built from extreme global wealth. Although the case studies - which are drawn from around the world - read like science fiction, they are in fact all real. They include a gilded archipelago of private islands in Dubai and a two million acre private national park owned by Ted Turner. With an introduction by Mike Davis and contributions from Rebecca Solnit, Jon Wiener and others, this collection reveals the dark side of modern capitalism and the current building boom.
About the Author
Mike Davis (1946-2022) was the author of City of Quartz as well as Dead Cities and The Monster at Our Door, co-editor of Evil Paradises, and co-editor-with Kelly Mayhew and Jim Miller-of Under the Perfect Sun (The New Press).
Daniel Bertrand Monk is the director of the Peace Studies Program at Colgate University and the author of An Aesthetic Occupation. He lives in Hamilton, New York.
Book Information
ISBN 9781595583925
Author Mike Davis
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint The New Press
Publisher The New Press
Weight(grams) 420g
About the Author
Mike Davis (1946-2022) was the author of City of Quartz as well as Dead Cities and The Monster at Our Door, co-editor of Evil Paradises, and co-editor-with Kelly Mayhew and Jim Miller-of Under the Perfect Sun (The New Press).
Daniel Bertrand Monk is the director of the Peace Studies Program at Colgate University and the author of An Aesthetic Occupation. He lives in Hamilton, New York.
Book Information
ISBN 9781595583925
Author Mike Davis
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint The New Press
Publisher The New Press
Weight(grams) 420g
