Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto. By Kohei Saito, New York, USA: Astra House. 2024. pp. 288. $18.00 (paperback). ISBN: 9781662602726


Murteza Y.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, cilt.76, sa.2, ss.473-475, 2025 (SSCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kitap İncelemesi
  • Cilt numarası: 76 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/1468-4446.13181
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.473-475
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

What should one expect from a manifesto in terms of its messaging and impact on society? Are there any novelinsights that can be mined from Karl Marx's thought for addressing the crises of the 21st century? As writtendeclarations of a particular political view, manifestos aim to convey a general sketch of the present condition,identify the socio‐political group(s) responsible for the state of distress, and offer future‐oriented guidance on howto actualize societal transformation. Kohei Saito's latest book delivers a radical call, as expected from a manifesto,and presents a case that Marx's intellectual project is still valid for our times.