From: The Nation <[log in to unmask]>Date: September 10, 2007 12:13:35 PM EDTSubject: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine; NYC Event, Sept. 17Dear EmailNation Subscriber,
Nation columnist Naomi Klein's new book, The Shock Doctrine, does nothing less than outline an entirely new way of thinking about politics, economics and society. Based on breakthrough historical research and four years of on-the-ground reporting in disaster zones, the book vividly shows how what Klein coins "disaster capitalism" -– the rapid-fire corporate re-engineering of societies reeling from shock -- traces its origins back fifty years, to the University of Chicago under Milton Friedman, which produced many of the leading neo-conservative and neo-liberal thinkers whose influence is still profound in Washington today.
The book will be officially released in the US on September 17. Click here to pre-order copies. And watch a six-minute companion video to the book created by the great Spanish director Alfonso Cuaron, whose Children of Men, Klein has said "was very close to the present I was seeing in disaster zones."
Klein's US book launch will take place next Monday, September 17 in a special event sponsored by The Nation Institute, The Nation magazine and the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Featuring Naomi Klein in conversation with Amy GoodmanMonday, September 17, 6:30PM to 8:00PM
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street, NYCNo admission charge.
The event will feature an address and book-signing, a short interview with Goodman, audience questions and a showing of the short video by Alfonso Cuaron.
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