The Shock Doctrine :The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine :The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
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Published:
1 May, 2008
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Description
'Impassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell' John le Carré
Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors.
Exposing these global profiteers, Naomi Klein discovered information and connections that shocked even her about how comprehensively the shock doctors' beliefs now dominate our world - and how this domination has been achieved. Raking in billions out of the tsunami, plundering Russia, exploiting Iraq - this is the chilling tale of how a few are making a killing while more are getting killed.
'Packed with thinking dynamite ... a book to be read everywhere' John Berger
'If you only read one non-fiction book this year, make it this one' Metro Books of the Year
'There are a few books that really help us understand the present. The Shock Doctrine is one of those books' John Gray, Guardian
'A brilliant book written with a perfectly distilled anger, channelled through hard fact. She has indeed surpassed No Logo' Independent
Prizes
Winner of Warwick Prize for Writing 2009
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141024530 |
| ISBN10 | 0141024534 |
| Number Of Pages | 576 |
| Item Weight | 396 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 29 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Impassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell * John le Carré *
Packed with thinking dynamite … a book to be read everywhere * John Berger *
If you read only one non-fiction book this year, make it this one -- , Books of the Year * Metro *
There are few books that really help us understand the present. The Shock Doctrine is one of those books -- John Gray * Guardian *
Lucid, calm, impeccably researched, gorgeously readable -- , Books of the Year * Observer *
A brilliant, brave and terrifying book * Arundhati Roy *
Powerful … epic … dramatic * Daily Telegraph *
A brilliant book written with a perfectly distilled anger, channelled through hard fact. She has indeed surpassed No Logo * Independent *
Excoriating … passionate and informed … Her prose packs a punch * Scotsman *
Packed with thinking dynamite … a book to be read everywhere * John Berger *
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Author's Bio
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the international bestsellers No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate, and No Is Not Enough: Defeating the New Shock Politics. In 2017 she joined The Intercept as Senior Correspondent. Recent articles have also appeared in the Guardian, The Nation, The New York Times, the New Yorker and Le Monde. In November 2016 she was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in Australia.