{"product_id":"disaster-capitalism-making-a-killing-out-of-catastrophe-paperback","title":"Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntony Loewenstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"keenly observed and timely investigation\" of how capitalism makes a fortune from disaster, poverty and catastrophe--\"a potent weapon for shock resistors around the world\" (Naomi Klein, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shock Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisaster has become big business. Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein travels across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece, and Australia to witness the reality of disaster capitalism. He discovers how companies cash in on organized misery in a hidden world of privatized detention centers, militarized private security, aid profiteering, and destructive mining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Loewenstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent Australian journalist, documentary maker and blogger who has written for the BBC, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a weekly \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and the author of three best-selling books, \u003ci\u003eMy Israel Question\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blogging Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Profits of Doom: How Vulture Capitalism is Swallowing the World\u003c\/i\u003e. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAfter Zionism\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Left Turn\u003c\/i\u003e and co-writer of\u003ci\u003e For God's Sake\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732980461875,"sku":"9781784781187","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ANYCr2jlvb9781784781187.webp?v=1763913557","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/disaster-capitalism-making-a-killing-out-of-catastrophe-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}