Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, Giridharadas Anand
Автор: Giridharadas Anand Название: India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation`s Remaking ISBN: 1250001722 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250001726 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Цена: 16450 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание:
" A] smart, evocative and sharply observed memoir . . . Giridharadas's narrative gusto makes the familiar fresh." "The Wall Street Journal"
Anand Giridharadas sensed something was afoot as his plane from America prepared to land in Bombay. An elderly passenger looked at him and said, "We're all trying to go that way," pointing to the rear. "You, you're going this way?"Giridharadas was returning to the land of his ancestors, amid an unlikely economic boom. But he was more interested in its cultural upheaval, as a new generation has sought to reconcile old traditions and customs with new ambitions and dreams.
In "India Calling," he brings to life the people and the dilemmas of India today, through the prism of his emigre family history and his childhood memories of India. He introduces us to entrepreneurs, radicals, industrialists, and religious seekers, but, most of all, to Indian families. Through their stories, and his own, he paints an intimate portrait of a country becoming modern while striving to remain itself."
Автор: Giridharadas Anand Название: India Calling ISBN: 0805091777 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805091779 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 24200 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Reversing his parents' immigrant path, a young American-born writer returns to India and discovers an old country making itself new
Anand Giridharadas sensed something was afoot as his plane from America prepared to land in Bombay. An elderly passenger looked at him and said, "We're all trying to go that way," pointing to the rear. "You, you're going this way?"
Giridharadas was returning to the land of his ancestors, amid an unlikely economic boom. But he was interested less in its gold rush than in its cultural upheaval, as a new generation has sought to reconcile old traditions and customs with new ambitions and dreams.
In "India Calling," Giridharadas brings to life the people and the dilemmas of India today, through the prism of his émigré family history and his childhood memories of India. He introduces us to entrepreneurs, radicals, industrialists, and religious seekers, but, most of all, to Indian families. He shows how parents and children, husbands and wives, cousins and siblings are reinventing relationships, bending the meaning of Indianness, and enduring the pangs of the old birthing the new.
Through their stories, and his own, he paints an intimate portrait of a country becoming modern while striving to remain itself.
Автор: Giridharadas Anand Название: Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World ISBN: 110197267X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781101972670 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 15710 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: An insider's groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor; how they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in winner-friendly ways; and how they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. We hear the limousine confessions of a celebrated foundation boss; witness an American president hem and haw about his plutocratic benefactors; and attend a cruise-ship conference where entrepreneurs celebrate their own self-interested magnanimity. Giridharadas asks hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? He also points toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, we must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the world. A call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike.
Автор: Zip Reads Название: Summary & Analysis of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World a Guide to the Book by Anand Giridharadas ISBN: 1723843520 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781723843525 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 11530 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, please paste this link in your browser: https: //amzn.to/2OADrjr Columnist and political analyst Anand Giridharadas exposes the deep secrets of how a few wealthy individuals manipulate the masses through their pseudo-philanthropic activities. Click "Buy Now with 1-Click" to own your copy today What does this ZIP Reads Summary Include?
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An inside look at the philanthropy machine run by elite billionaires and corporations
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About the Original Book: In Winners Take All, Anand Giridharadas bursts the great myth that large corporations are the key drivers of social change and poverty reduction. He provides critical evidence that shows just how self-serving these large donations are, highlighting the behind-the-scenes machinations that keep the system skewed in favor of the wealthy. Giridharadas pulls no punches as he exposes the inner workings of what he calls MarketWorld, a reference to the philanthropic individuals and companies that make a killing off the misery of poor people. If you have ever wondered why poverty and inequality are so pervasive in the modern world, this book will reveal the truth. DISCLAIMER: This book is intended as a companion to, not a replacement for, Winners Take All. ZIP Reads is wholly responsible for this content and is not associated with the original author in any way. Please follow this link: https: //amzn.to/2OADrjr to purchase a copy of the original book. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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