Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Klein Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Klein Naomi)(Paperback)

The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global 'free market' has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term 'disaster capitalism.' Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake

Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Klein Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. This is the tale of how a few are making a killing while

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate (Klein Naomi)(Paperback)

The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core 'free market' ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. In short, either

The Shock Doctrine of the Left (Jones Graham)(Paperback)

No Is Not Enough - Defeating the New Shock Politics (Klein Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

Remember when it all seemed to be getting better? Before Trump happened? Naomi Klein, internationally acclaimed journalist, activist and bestselling author, shows us how we got to this surreal and dangerous place, how to stop it getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can make things

The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39 (Doughty Robert a.)(Paperback)

An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940.- Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II- Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future

Monroe Doctrine (Sexton Jay)(Paperback)

A Concise History of the (In)Famous Doctrine that Gave Rise to the American EmpirePresident James Monroe's 1823 message to Congress declaring opposition to European colonization in the Western Hemisphere became the cornerstone of nineteenth-century American statecraft. Monroe's message proclaimed

Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe (Loewenstein Antony)(Paperback)

How Capitalism makes a fortune from disaster, poverty and catastropheDisaster 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

Hitler Years ~ Disaster 1940-1945 (McDonough Frank)(Paperback / softback)

The second volume in a new narrative of the rise and catastrophic fall of the Nazi regime by a respected expert on the Third

This Changes Everything - Capitalism vs. the Climate (Klein Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

Naomi Klein's international bestseller This Changes Everything is a must-read on our future, one of the defining and most hopeful books of this era. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon - it's about capitalism. The good news is that we can seize this

On Fire - The Burning Case for a Green New Deal (Klein Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

For more than twenty years Naomi Klein's books have defined our era, chronicling the exploitation of people and the planet and demanding justice. On Fire gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing from the frontline of climate breakdown, and pairs it with new material

Rise and Fall of the British Nation - A Twentieth-Century History (Edgerton David)(Paperback / softback)

From the acclaimed author of Britain's War Machine and The Shock of the Old, a bold reassessment of Britain's twentieth century.It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations,

How Our Days Became Numbered: Risk and the Rise of the Statistical Individual (Bouk Dan)(Paperback)

Long before the age of 'Big Data' or the rise of today's 'self-quantifiers,' American capitalism embraced 'risk'--and proceeded to number our days. Life insurers led the way, developing numerical practices for measuring individuals and groups, predicting their fates, and intervening in their

The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists (Klein Naomi)(Paperback)

'We are in a fight for our lives. Hurricanes Irma and Mar a unmasked the colonialism we face in Puerto Rico, and the inequality it fosters, creating a fierce humanitarian crisis. Now we must find a path forward to equality and sustainability, a path driven by communities, not investors. And this

Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Malm Andreas)(Paperback)

How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of

Teaching of the Catholic Church - A New Catechism of Christian Doctrine (McCabe Herbert)(Paperback / softback)

History of the World in Seven Cheap Things - A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet (Patel Raj)(Paperback / softback)

A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the

Third Reich at War - How the Nazis Led Germany from Conquest to Disaster (Evans Richard J.)(Paperback / softback)

Part of the trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, this final book shows how Germany rushed headlong into destroying itself, shattering an entire continent. It is a history that conjures up a whole society plunged into conflict - tracing events from the invasion of Poland to Hitler's plans

Making Of Global Capitalism - The Political Economy Of American Empire (Gindin Sam)(Paperback / softback)

The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century was generally attributed to the superiority of competitive markets. Globalization had appeared to be the natural outcome of this unstoppable process. But today, with global markets roiling and increasingly

Future of Capitalism - Facing the New Anxieties (Collier Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Lenin Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

Explains the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and

Temeraire (Novik Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic

Midnight in Chernobyl - The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Higginbotham Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Tongues of Serpents (Novik Naomi)(Paperback / softback)

Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic