BOOKS
THAT

BOOKSTHAT / LIST NO. 5891

Books that
Are Against Rent, Debt, and Other Nonsense

Books about housing, debt, extraction, landlords, survival, and the absurd price of simply being somewhere.

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LIFE & COMMUNITY

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Anarchy--In a Manner of Speaking

David Graeber

In interviews, David Graeber discusses anarchism’s history and future, its relationship with anthropology, and its implications for politics and everyday relationships.

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The Conquest of Bread

Peter Kropotkin, David Priestland

Peter Kropotkin presents his anarchist critique of wealth and privilege and argues for reorganizing society around collective well-being.

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The Making of the Indebted Man

Maurizio Lazzarato, Joshua David Jordan

Maurizio Lazzarato examines debt as a political relationship, arguing that creditor–debtor obligations shape economic power, social control, and individual behavior.

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In Defense of Housing

Peter Marcuse, David Madden

Peter Marcuse and David Madden examine housing as both a human need and a commodity, connecting housing crises with political and economic structures.

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