The Shock Doctrine

2007 essay by Naomi Klein
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The Shock Doctrine is a visual artwork classified as non-fiction and essay . It presents its content through the frameworks of non-fiction and essay genres . The work does not extend beyond these designated genres .

The Shock Doctrine

Summary

The Shock Doctrine is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,935 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shock Doctrine authored Naomi Klein[3].
  • The Shock Doctrine's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Shock Doctrine was published by Random House of Canada[5].
  • The Shock Doctrine's genre is non-fiction[6].
  • The Shock Doctrine's genre is essay[7].
  • The Shock Doctrine followed Fences and Windows[8].
  • The Shock Doctrine was followed by This Changes Everything[9].
  • The Shock Doctrine's depicts is recorded as Mississippi Company[10].
  • The Shock Doctrine's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Shock Doctrine's country of origin is recorded as Canada[12].
  • The Shock Doctrine was released on 2007[13].
  • The Shock Doctrine's narrative location is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Shock Doctrine's official website is recorded as http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine[15].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is political economics[16].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is turbo-capitalism[17].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is shock[18].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is Milton Friedman[19].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is United States[20].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is Europe[21].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is Latin America[22].
  • The Shock Doctrine's main subject is disaster capitalism[23].
  • The Shock Doctrine's described at URL is recorded as https://nytimes.com/2007/09/30/books/review/Stiglitz-t.html[24].
  • The Shock Doctrine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Shock Doctrine'}[25].
  • The Shock Doctrine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Schock-Strategie'}[26].
  • The Shock Doctrine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'La doctrina del xoc'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1cac786f-33d8-4c3d-b622-5c6675caa43d[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Shock Doctrine authored Naomi Klein[3]. It was published by Random House of Canada[5].

Publication

The Shock Doctrine was released on 2007[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include non-fiction[6] and essay[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include political economics[16], turbo-capitalism[17], shock[18], Milton Friedman[19], United States[20], and Europe[21].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Shock Doctrine followed Fences and Windows[8]. It was followed by This Changes Everything[9].

Why It Matters

The Shock Doctrine ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,935 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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