{"product_id":"how-fascism-works-the-politics-of-us-and-them-hardcover","title":"How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No single book is as relevant to the present moment.\"--Claudia Rankine, author of \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the defining books of the decade.\"--Elizabeth Hinton, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom the War on Poverty to the War on Crime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE - Fascist politics are running rampant in America today--and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to fascism: Nations don't have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism's roots have been present in the United States for more than a century. Alarmed by the pervasive rise of fascist tactics both at home and around the globe, Stanley focuses here on the structures that unite them, laying out and analyzing the ten pillars of fascist politics--the language and beliefs that separate people into an \"us\" and a \"them.\" He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations. He makes clear the immense danger of underestimating the cumulative power of these tactics, which include exploiting a mythic version of a nation's past; propaganda that twists the language of democratic ideals against themselves; anti-intellectualism directed against universities and experts; law and order politics predicated on the assumption that members of minority groups are criminals; and fierce attacks on labor groups and welfare. These mechanisms all build on one another, creating and reinforcing divisions and shaping a society vulnerable to the appeals of authoritarian leadership. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By uncovering disturbing patterns that are as prevalent today as ever, Stanley reveals that the stuff of politics--charged by rhetoric and myth--can quickly become policy and reality. Only by recognizing fascists politics, he argues, may we resist its most harmful effects and return to democratic ideals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, \u003ci\u003eHow Fascism Works \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs. authoritarianism.\"--William Jelani Cobb, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Substance of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Stanley \u003c\/b\u003eis the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eHow Propaganda Works\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Prose Award in Philosophy from the Association of American Publishers, and \u003ci\u003eHow Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them\u003c\/i\u003e, about which \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e author Claudia Rankine states: \"No single book is as relevant to our present moment.\" Stanley serves on the board of the Prison Policy Initiative and writes frequently about propaganda, free speech, mass incarceration, democracy, and authoritarianism for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978501685549,"sku":"9780525511830","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MzltMHVraTVqdWNlbmkvL1pSRzB3Zz09.webp?v=1775805507","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-fascism-works-the-politics-of-us-and-them-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}