Le Livre noir du capitalisme explained

French: Le livre noir du Capitalisme (The Black Book of Capitalism) is a 1998 French book published in reaction to The Black Book of Communism (1997). Unlike the earlier work, Le livre noir du capitalismes primary goal is not to try to attribute a number of victims to the political system in question. Rather, the body of the book comprises a series of independent works from various writers who each voice their critique on various aspects of capitalism.^[1] Topics covered range from the African slave trade to the effects of globalization.

An appendix provides an incomplete list of 20th-century death-tolls which editor Gilles Perrault attributes to the capitalist system. The list includes certain death-tolls covering the two World Wars, colonial wars, anti-communist campaigns, repressions and mass killings, ethnic conflicts, and victims of famines or malnutrition; bringing the incomplete total to 100 million deaths attributed to capitalism in the 20th century.^[2]

Contributors

Contributors to the book include historians, sociologists, economists, trade unionists and writers such as:^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

• Caroline Andréani
• François Arzalier
• Roger Bordier
• Maurice Buttin
• François Chesnais
• Maurice Cury
• François Delpla
• François Derivery
• André Devriendt
• Pierre Durand
• Jean-Pierre Fléchard
• Yves Frémion
• Yves Grenet
• Jacques Jurquet
• Jean Laïlle
• Maurice Moissonnier
• Robert Pac
• Philippe Paraire
• Paco Peña
• André Prenant
• Maurice Rajsfus
• Jean Suret-Canale
• Subhi Toma
• Monique and Roland Weyl
• Claude Willard
• Jean Ziegler

Translations of the book have appeared in Greek, Portuguese,^[8] Spanish,^[9] Italian^[10] and Czech.^[11]

See also

• Criticism of capitalism
• Schwarzbuch Kapitalismus
• The Black Book of Communism
• Le Livre noir du colonialisme

Bibliography

Book: Perrault . Gilles . Gilles Perrault . 1998 . Le Livre Noir du Capitalisme . Le Temps des cerises . yes . 427 pages . 978-2-84109-144-7.

External links

• Les Temps des Cerises
• Account of Capitalism
• Du Bon Usage des Livres noirs
• Summary of casualties
• François Delpla's chapter of book: La Seconde Guerre Mondiale

Notes and References

1. September 1999 . Elements de critique sociale . dead . . fr . 220 . 19 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081019182225/http://pagesperso-orange.fr/libertaire/archive/99/220-sep/livres.htm . dmy.
2. Web site: Black Book of Capitalism . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004044525/http://www.prs12.com/article.php3?id_article=5242 . dead . 2011-10-04 . Pour la Republique Sociale . fr.
3. September 1999 . Elements de critique sociale . dead . . fr . 220 . 19 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081019182225/http://pagesperso-orange.fr/libertaire/archive/99/220-sep/livres.htm . dmy.
4. Web site: La Maison d'édition . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928013506/http://www.letempsdescerises.net/noyau/index.php?menu_id=20&type=livre&idLivre=245 . 28 September 2007 . 2008-04-17 . fr .
5. Marie Germanos . May 2002 . Le livre noir du capitalisme . . fr . 3 . 2008-04-17.
6. 17 November 1997 . LE LIVRE NOIR DU CAPITALISME . . fr . 2008-04-18.
7. Pierre Gilly . April 1998 . Svenska Clartéförbundet – Recensioner 1998-4 . dead . . sv . 2008-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080523162849/http://www.clarte.nu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2615&Itemid=26 . 23 May 2008.
8. Book: Perrault . Gilles . Gilles Perrault . O livro negro do capitalismo . 1999 . pt . Record . 1999 . 9788501056566 . 25 September 2021.
9. Book: 1998 . Perrault . Gilles . Gilles Perrault . El libro negro del capitalismo . Gebaratik at . es . Tafalla, Navarre . Txalaparta . 2001 . 9788481362220 . 25 September 2021.
10. Web site: Il libro nero del capitalismo . 2008-04-18 . it .
11. Web site: Černá kniha kapitalismu . cs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718174039/http://web.kolin.cz/kscm/orego/cernakni.htm . 18 July 2011 .