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A review by eva_e
Capitalism: A Ghost Story by Arundhati Roy
5.0
this lil book is very dense. I read it twice and still feel I'm retaining a small % of what's there. Yet, what I am retaining has been provocative, expanding and sharpening my understanding of capitalism and neoliberalism. my heart was also impacted learning about ways the Empire has implicated India, and observing the many parallels with Indigenous Peoples and much of the Global South under imperialism &/or [neo]colonization.
the 3 main things i'm left thinking about are:
(1) ways foundations & philanthropy shape concepts, dialogue, and activity in regards to justice, equity, etc., on mass, international scales
(2) the high profitability of weapons industry, and the need to create war to sustain capitalism, the 1% (wealthy elite)
(3) war strategically used to redirect mass growing consciousness of the increasing severity and spread of inequality
the 3 main things i'm left thinking about are:
(1) ways foundations & philanthropy shape concepts, dialogue, and activity in regards to justice, equity, etc., on mass, international scales
(2) the high profitability of weapons industry, and the need to create war to sustain capitalism, the 1% (wealthy elite)
(3) war strategically used to redirect mass growing consciousness of the increasing severity and spread of inequality