{"product_id":"understanding-the-crash-paperback","title":"Understanding the Crash - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeth Tobocman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Laursen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJessica Wehrle\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Crash\u003c\/i\u003e starts with a simple question that still haunts us all: What has happened to the world economy? With the kind of striking precision that only graphic nonfiction can provide, Seth Tobocman and Eric Laursen explain just how we got into this mess -- and how we can get out of it.\u003cbr\u003eLooking back across more than a quarter century, the authors outline the roots of our current economic crisis. They show how the troubles of a working-class community in Cleveland or a newly built suburb of Miami became an international financial crisis, explaining the complex new forms of credit that came into being because of financial deregulation, and how they created an economic whirlpool. From there they discuss how, over the same time span, a smaller and smaller group of people came to control a larger and larger percentage of the world's money -- a result of rising inequality that, combined with the shortage of affordable housing, a decline in real wages, and our unwavering belief in an \"ownership society,\" impelled poor people into debt. Tobocman and Laursen conclude with a consideration of a restructured financial system and a look toward a culture of sustainability -- one that covets real wealth in the form of security, meaningful work, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Tobocman\u003c\/b\u003e is a comic-book artist whose work often deals with political issues from a radical and independent point of view. He founded the magazine \u003ci\u003eWorld War 3 Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e with Peter Kuper in 1979 and has been part of the editorial collective ever since. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other magazines. He is author of a number of graphic books including \u003ci\u003eWar In The Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDisaster and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLen, A Lawyer in History\u003c\/i\u003e. Tobocman's art has been shown at the Museum Of Modern Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of the City of Ravenna, Exit Art, and Abcnorio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.02 x 7.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153831821375,"sku":"9781593762728","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3z6RVxza429781593762728.webp?v=1776951243","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/understanding-the-crash-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}