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The Shock Doctrine of the Left

By Graham Jones

Book information

Publisher
Polity Press
Year
2018
ISBN
1509528547, 9781509528547
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
320 kB (327775 bytes)
Pages
140\0
Time added
2018-09-16 16:26:33

Description

Shocks, from natural disasters to military catastrophes, have long been exploited by the state to impose privatization, cuts and rampant free markets. This book argues that the left can use such moments of chaos to achieve emancipation. Graham Jones illustrates how everyone can help to exploit these shocks and bring about a new world of compassion and care. He examines how combining mutually reinforcing strategies of 'smashing, building, healing and taming' can become the basis of a unified left. His vivid personal experience underpins a compelling, practical vision for activism, from the scale of the individual body to the global social movement. This bold book is a toolkit for revolution for activists and radical millennials everywhere.

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