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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Roy, Arundhati. Capitalism : A Ghost Story. London : Verso, ©2015 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Arundhati Roy |
ISBN: | 9781784780326 1784780324 |
OCLC Number: | 1015872749 |
Description: | 1 online resource (72 pages) |
Contents: | Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface: The President Took the Salute; Section One; Chapter 1: Capitalism: A Ghost Story; Chapter 2: Iâ#x80;#x99;d Rather Not Be Anna; Chapter 3: Dead Men Talking; Section Two; Chapter 4: Kashmirâ#x80;#x99;s Fruits of Discord; Chapter 5: A Perfect Day for Democracy; Chapter 6: Consequences of Hanging Afzal Guru; Afterword: Speech to the Peopleâ#x80;#x99;s University; Notes; Index. |
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The fierceness with which Arundhati Roy loves humanity moves my heart. -- Alice Walker Resists and denounces all tyrannies, pleads for their victims, and unflinchingly questions the tragedy. -- John Berger An unflinching emotional as well as political intelligence. Her lucid and probing essays offer sharp insights on a range of matters, from crony capitalism and environmental depredation to the perils of nationalism. -- Pankaj Mishra * Time Magazine * In her searing account, Roy asks whether our shriveled forms of democracy will be 'the endgame of the human race'-and shows vividly why this is a prospect not to be lightly dismissed. -- Noam Chomsky The scale of what Roy surveys is staggering. Her pointed indictment is devastating. * The New York Times Book Review * Read more...

