"subtitle":"The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings",
"description":"Those who control our minds rule over us. Those who rule over us control what we know, how we know, and how much we know. \u00d6calan\u2019s concern in this text is the \u201cmentality\u201d that enslaves us, willingly even, to the destructive power of capitalism. This \u201cmentality\u201d makes us complicit in the destruction of society. His concern is to find ways to re-establish \u201cthe mental structures\u201d that are needed to bring social life to the center stage of our deliberations. \u2014Radha D'Souza (from the foreword)\r\n\r\nTo understand how capitalism has come to engulf our world, we must understand how it developed out of classical civilization. Its historical roots lie in the emergence of hierarchies, power, monopolies, and the nation-state, argues Abdullah \u00d6calan.\r\n\r\nCapitalism: The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings is the second book in a new five-volume work called Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization. Together, they present the synthesis of \u00d6calan\u2019s political thinking. This volume completes his journey through the history of civilizations, preparing the ground for the upcoming volume on The Sociology of Freedom.",
