GKC goes after the Capitalists again, in this newly re-edited edition of his Utopia of Usurers, a collection of articles written between 1913 and 1915, in which he lays bare the evils of Capitalism in an examination of its effects on the economic, cultural, social and philosophical aspects of life.
This thought-provoking, engaging, and entertaining book is not for the faint of heart. Chesterton pulls no punches to expose the evils of an economic mindset that puts profit over people, money over man, and gain before Grace.
In 136 readable pages, GKC draws our attention to things that we experience all the time in modern economic life, but to which we probably give very little thought. Like the tendency of advertising to ruin art; the tendency of the concentration of productive wealth to deprive a man of his true stature and independence; and the degree to which modern work tends towards drudgery and makes true holidays from work impossible.
These and so many other social, cultural, and political aspects of the capitalist economy are treated with Chestertionian wit, style, and, what's more — Chestertonian rigour.
Specially attractive about this new IHS edition is the intriguing Preface by Mr. Aidan Mackey, the English Distributist and Chesterton scholar of unparalleled renown. IHS's Utopia also includes extensive footnotes, which provide the historical and political context for many of Chesterton's delightful metaphors.
Order your copy of this exquisite title today. Call IHS at (757) 423-0324, e-mail the order department here, or go directly to the order page of the IHS website.
(IHS Press was founded to re-issue critical editions of the great works of Catholic social criticism from the early 20th century, making the wisdom they contain available to the current generation. IHS Press presents the timeless principles of the Church's Social Doctrine, as expressed by some of the Catholic world's greatest minds, and applied to the problems of modern society without compromise or apology.)
