Michael Perelman wrote: > > I have only read a hundred pages of Naomi Klein's shocked doctrine, but I > thought > that it was a very valuable work so far. It should not be judged either as > an work > of economic history as an all-encompassing theory of capitalism. > > Even so, pointing out the commonality between New Orleans, Chile, and Iraq > was very > valuable. Making such a point does not exclude a certain degree of > voluntarism > associated with capitalism. Rather, it exposes an unseemly side of > capitalism that > is not frequently discussed.
There were a number of flashy books on imperialism in the late '60s (books I can't even remember now) that I read eagerly as I was just getting into politics. Perhaps Klein (regardless of who in this debate is correct) will be doing that for many today. Most people who stick around do more reading of more analytic material as they become more involved. I don't share either Doug's _or_ Patrick's faith in books moving people who are not already in motion, but people who are just starting need sanitary literature (read once and dispose). Carrol _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
