Disaster Capitalism :Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe
Disaster Capitalism :Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe
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Published:
3 January, 2017
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Description
What emerges through Loewenstein's reporting is a dark history of multinational corporations that, with the aid of media and political elites, have grown more powerful than national governments. In the twenty-first century, the vulnerable have become the world's most valuable commodity.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781784781187 |
| ISBN10 | 1784781185 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 416 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 29 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Verso Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The forces of disaster capitalism are increasingly on the defensive, but their attacks on the global commons have expanded in the years since I wrote The Shock Doctrine. I am very grateful that Antony Loewenstein has brought his meticulous reporting to this subject, and the result is a keenly observed and timely investigation into rampant resource plunder, privatized detention centers, and an array of other forms of corporate rapacity on four continents. This book will serve as a potent weapon for shock resistors around the world. * Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything *
A devastating, incisive follow-up to Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine * Jeremy Scahill, author of Dirty Wars *
A journey into a world of mutated economics and corrupt politics that we ignore at our peril * John Pilger, author of New Rulers of the World *
Chilling study, based on careful and courageous reporting, and illuminated with perceptive analysis, helps us understand all too well the saying that man is a wolf to man. * Noam Chomsky *
Our economic system now depends upon transforming emergency relief, incarceration and the processing of asylum seekers into profits. [an] unnerving and convincing book -- Owen Hatherley * Guardian *
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Author's Bio
Antony Loewenstein is an independent Australian journalist, documentary maker and blogger who has written for the BBC, the Nation and the Washington Post. He's a weekly Guardian columnist and the author of three best-selling books, My Israel Question, The Blogging Revolution and Profits of Doom: How Vulture Capitalism is Swallowing the World. He is co-editor of After Zionism and Left Turn and co-writer of For God s Sake. His books have been translated, and his journalism has been a finalist in many global awards. He's currently working on a documentary about disaster capitalism. His website can be found at: http://antonyloewenstein.com; and Twitter: @antloewenstein