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001 2014002844
003 DLC
005 20141223081719.0
008 140313s2014 ilu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014002844
020 $a9781608463855 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aHC440.I5$bR678 2014
082 00 $a330.954$223
084 $aHIS017000$aBUS068000$aSOC015000$aSOC050000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRoy, Arundhati.
245 10 $aCapitalism :$ba ghost story /$cArundhati Roy.
264 1 $aChicago, IL :$bHaymarket Books,$c2014.
300 $a125 pages ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 97-112) and index.
520 $a"From the poisoned rivers, barren wells, and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India. India is a nation of 1.2 billion, but the country's 100 richest people own assets equivalent to one-fourth of India's gross domestic product. Capitalism: A Ghost Story examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India, and shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people to the highest and most intense forms of racism and exploitation. "--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. The book also shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people around the world to the highest and most intense forms of racism and and exploitation"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aIncome distribution$zIndia.
650 0 $aCapitalism$zIndia.
650 0 $aGlobalization$zIndia.
650 0 $aExploitation.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes.$2bisacsh