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Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain

by George Monbiot · 2000 · 360 pages

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A devastating indictment of the corruption at the heart of the British State by one of our most popular media figures.

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Subject
politicseconomicssociologybusinesshistory
Themes
economicsjournalistspolitics
Setting
british
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 360 pages

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