--- product_id: 5207835 title: "The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series)" brand: "christian marazzi" price: "VT5811" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5207835-the-violence-of-financial-capitalism-new-edition-semiotext-e-intervention store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series) **Brand:** christian marazzi **Price:** VT5811 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series) by christian marazzi - **How much does it cost?** VT5811 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5207835-the-violence-of-financial-capitalism-new-edition-semiotext-e-intervention) ## Best For - christian marazzi enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted christian marazzi brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series) ## Images ![The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31IXAdC6CdL.jpg) ![The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series) - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XPBVxcYcL.jpg) ![The Violence of Financial Capitalism, new edition (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series) - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31kgY4or2hL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting, if dated *by S***T on Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013* The first third or so of this little book is now dated. The author is writing from the perspective of two or three years from the start of the Great Recession. Circumstances have changed since, though not entirely for the better. The remainder of the book, however, turns to scathing, fairly technical analysis of the rot in the international banking and investment system. Marazzi is clearly worried about the state of the financial system. He doesn't indulge in the usual apocalyptic predictions of the left--in fact, he offers quite a few recommendations for reform-- and this gives the book a refreshing intellectual honesty. A challenging book, but well worth it. ### ⭐ Incoherent *by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2010* I write this review somewhat reluctantly. Over the years, I have bought and enjoyed quite a few of Semiotext(e)'s offerings, including "The Coming Insurrection", the first volume in their "Intervention" series. They provide a much-needed service in offering cutting-edge European theory and politics, much of it in translation, on what is probably a shoe-string budget.But there really is no excuse for this edition of Christian Marazzi's "The Violence of Financial Capitalism", the second of the "Intervention" editions. (Marazzi is a leading theorist of the Italian post-Fordist school). I was looking for a left-progressive critique of the current global crisis of capitalism. What I got was something approaching incoherence and illiteracy. There is hardly a sentence that does not scream out for the editor's pencil. And then there are the factual errors. On the first page of text, we are informed that Citigroup, B. of A., and UBS went bankrupt. A few mind-boggling pages later, the math is so sloppy that the UK's economy is presented as 100 times that of the US. Frequently, by the time the reader reaches the end of a sentence, it has nothing to do with how that sentence began. Think I'm exaggerating? Try this: "It is a question of writing, highly valued in the US, into the statutes of the Fund, the obligation to the convertibility into a capital account (a convertibility that Keynes, during the preparatory work on the Bretton Woods agreements, resisted with all his force) where before there was only the convertibility into a current account." Or try this definition of a "price/earning (sic) ratio": "If, for instance, the price earning ratio of a share equals 15, the stock pays 15 x for generated earnings (example: with a P/E ratio of 15 and a share price of $1, we have an earning rate of 6.7%)" A Ponzi scheme "or an airplane game [allows] those who came in first to be renumbered." Really.I think one can fairly ascribe this mess mainly, but not entirely, to the translator who may also be responsible for some of the factual errors. This is certainly the worst-translated book I have ever read, and I've read quite a few. Marazzi's "Capital and Language", also issued by Semiotext)e) was at least comprehensible, if somewhat clunky. I have an MBA in finance and used to host a radio talk show on economic issues but after struggling with this for several hours, I simply have no idea what the author is trying to say. Shame on you, Semiotext(e). Where were the editors? ### ⭐⭐ As others have said... incoherent. *by P***X on Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2012* There are few books I cannot finish (I made it though Atlas Shrugged, for Christ's sake) but sadly, this one will join that short list after only penetrating 50 pages in about 6 months. It is sad because I think the book had some real potential and because even in those 50 pages there were some gems.Those gems aside, however, this book is not light reading material and that material is made close to impossible by the very poor translation into English and the erratic editing.I expected more from this publisher and this author. I probably could have soldiered on but I simply don't have time to work this hard for knowledge I can get elsewhere.I will give it two stars for its potential which was apparent. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5207835-the-violence-of-financial-capitalism-new-edition-semiotext-e-intervention](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5207835-the-violence-of-financial-capitalism-new-edition-semiotext-e-intervention) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-06*