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Author Roy, Arundhati, author.

Title Capitalism : a ghost story / Arundhati Roy.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2014.

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 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  330.954 ROY    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  330.954 ROY    Check Shelf
Description 125 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface: The president took the salute -- Capitalism: a ghost story -- I'd rather not be Anna -- Dead men talking -- Kashmir's fruits of discord -- A perfect day for democracy -- Consequences of hanging Afzal Guru -- Afterword: Speech to the people's university.
Summary "From the poisoned rivers, barren wells, and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India. India is a nation of 1.2 billion, but the country's 100 richest people own assets equivalent to one-fourth of India's gross domestic product. Capitalism: A Ghost Story examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India, and shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people to the highest and most intense forms of racism and exploitation. "-- Provided by publisher.
"This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. The book also shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people around the world to the highest and most intense forms of racism and and exploitation"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes.
Income distribution -- India.
Capitalism -- India.
Globalization -- India.
Exploitation.
ISBN 9781608463855 (paperback)
1608463850 (paperback)
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