Capital in the Anthropocene

Capital in the Anthropocene
A book cover written in Japanese text, with cover art of stylized graphic of the Earth and a headshot of author Kohei Saito, a young Japanese man wearing glasses and a sweatshirt.
1st edition Japanese cover
AuthorKohei Saito
Original title人新世の「資本論」
TranslatorBrian Bergstrom
LanguageJapanese
SubjectEconomics
PublisherShueisha
Publication date
September 17, 2020
Publication placeJapan
Published in English
January 9, 2024
Media typePrint
Pages375
AwardsBest Asian Books of the Year (2021)
ISBN978-4087211351
LC ClassPT2428.M47 S35 2020

Capital in the Anthropocene (Japanese: 人新世の「資本論」, romanized: Hitoshinsei no "Shihonron")[1] is a 2020 non-fiction book by Japanese academic Kohei Saito. Drawing from writings on ecology and natural science by Karl Marx, the book presents a Marxist argument for degrowth as a means of mitigating climate change. Capital in the Anthropocene was an unexpected commercial success in Japan, selling over half a million copies.

  1. ^ 人新世の「資本論」 / Hitoshinsei no "Shihonron" WorldCat.