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The international bestselling classic from the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

But who are 'they'?HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance - including Eco's iconic essay 'Ur-Fascism', which lists the fourteen essential characteristics of fascism, and draws on his own personal experiences growing up in the shadow of Mussolini.

How the law harms sex workers - and what they want instead

From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. He became identified in the white press as a teacher of race hatred. This autobiography reveals his integrity and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism.

Discover Wollstonecraft's classic feminist text in an abridged, digestible form. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE WILLIAMS The term feminism did not yet exist when Mary Wollstonecraft wrote this book, but it was the first great piece of feminist writing.

Suzanne Brøgger debuterede i 1973 med essaysamlingen Fri os fra kærligheden, der kritiserede kernefamilien og den vestlige kulturs livsform. Bogen består af 15 essays, og da den udkom, slog den med ét forfatterens navn som feminist, myte og provokatør fast. Hendes måde at sætte tingene på spidsen på, hendes store sproglige opfindsomhed og hendes fandenivoldske humor mærkes allerede fra første udgivelse.Med Suzanne Brøggers egne ord er bogen "den bouillonterning, der indeholder ingredienserne til resten af mit forfatterskab".Siden debuten har Suzanne Brøgger bl.a. udgivet flere andre essaysamlinger, en romantrilogi, den store slægtssaga Jadekatten, og senest er kommet det erotiske eventyrdigt Sløret(2008).

A provocative and shocking look at how western society is misunderstanding and mistreating mental illness.

A powerful and grippingly readable intervention into the 2020 US presidential election campaign, by the Newsweek and Guardian columnist, The System argues that the USA has become an oligarchy, run by and for the benefit of a tiny minority of the super-rich, with consequences that impact on the entire world.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2003 A shattering history of the last hundred years of genocidal war that itemises in authoritative, persuasive manner exactly what the West knew and when, and what it chose to do, and what not to do, with that knowledge.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White.Finalist for the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction, presented by The Publishing TriangleTor.com, Best Books of 2019 (So Far) Harper's Bazaar, The 20 Best LGBTQ Books of 2019 The Advocate, The Best Queer(ish) Non-Fiction Tomes We Read in 2019June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered the most significant event in the gay liberation movement, and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers that documented both the years leading up to and the years following the riots. Most importantly the anthology spotlights both iconic activists who were pivotal in the movement, such as Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), as well as forgotten figures like Ernestine Eckstein, one of the few out, African American, lesbian activists in the 1960s. The anthology focuses on the events of 1969, the five years before, and the five years after. Jason Baumann, the NYPL coordinator of humanities and LGBTQ collections, has edited and introduced the volume to coincide with the NYPL exhibition he has curated on the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation movement of 1969.

Europas nyere intellektuelle historie fortalt af en af Europas førende intellektuelle.Jan-Werner Müller blander både intellektuel, politisk og kulturel historie og kaster lys over de ideer, der formede perioden kendetegnet af ideologiske ekstremer før 1945. En periode som vi i lyset af nutidens samfundsudvikling i den grad kan lære af. Hvilke personer, kulturelle strømninger, ideologiske nybrud og generelle samfundstanker prægede Europa op til, under og efter de to store krige, som rystede Europa, og som vi indtil for nylig aldrig troede, vi skulle frygte igen? ANMELDELSER"Jan Werner Müller tegner et fabelagtigt panorama over de intellektuelle og magtgriske kræfter, der formede den styreform, der i dag hævder sig som den mest retfærdige." ♥♥♥♥♥♥ – Politiken "Den hidtil bedste bog om moderne europæisk politisk idehistorie er udkommet på dansk. " – Dagbladet Information "En interessant og oplysende gennemgang af demokratiets udfordringer og kriser i det 20. århundrede" – Per Stig Møller, Flensborg Avis "En beundringsværdig, grundig og vidtfavnende bog" - Jürgen Habermas "Et imponerende overblik over det 20. århundredes europæiske politiske tænkning" - Financial Times "Der er ikke et eneste kapitel af det 20. århundredes europæiske politiske tænkning, der ikke er oplysende analyseret i denne overlegent skrevne, klart argumenterede og usigeligt engagerende bog." - International Affairs OM FORFATTERENTysk idehistoriker og professor i politisk teori på Princeton University. Han er en af Europas førende intellektuelle og forfatter til en lang række politiske og idéhistoriske bøger, senest Hvad er populisme? (2016).

From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Nothing To Envy, a compelling book authored by Barbara Demick, is a captivating exploration into the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Published by Granta Books in 2010, this piece of literature is a must-read for those interested in understanding the humanistic perspective of life under severe conditions. The genre of the book is hard to pin down, as it skillfully intertwines elements of biography, history, and social commentary. Demick, an award-winning journalist, brings to life the stories of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the unchallenged rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. The book is a remarkable testament to the spirit of the human will and the enduring desire for freedom. So, if you're looking for a thought-provoking read that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page, Nothing To Envy is the book for you.

In 2008 Clive Hamilton was at Parliament House in Canberra when the Beijing Olympic torch relay passed through. He watched in bewilderment as a small pro-Tibet protest was overrun by thousands of angry Chinese students. Where did they come from? Why were they so aggressive? And what gave them the right to shut down others exercising their democratic right to protest? The authorities did nothing about it, and what he saw stayed with him. In 2016 it was revealed that wealthy Chinese businessmen linked to the Chinese Communist Party had become the largest donors to both major political parties. Hamilton realised something big was happening, and decided to investigate the Chinese government's influence in Australia. What he found shocked him. From politics to culture, real estate to agriculture, universities to unions, and even in our primary schools, he uncovered compelling evidence of the Chinese Communist Party's infiltration of Australia. Sophisticated influence operations target Australia's elites, and parts of the large Chinese-Australian diaspora have been mobilised to buy access to politicians, limit academic freedom, intimidate critics, collect information for Chinese intelligence agencies, and protest in the streets against Australian government policy. It's no exaggeration to say the Chinese Communist Party and Australian democracy are on a collision course. The CCP is determined to win, while Australia looks the other way. Thoroughly researched and powerfully argued, Silent Invasionis a sobering examination of the mounting threats to democratic freedoms Australians have for too long taken for granted. Yes, China is important to our economic prosperity; but, Hamilton asks, how much is our sovereignty as a nation worth? ';Anyone keen to understand how China draws other countries into its sphere of influence should start with Silent Invasion. This is an important book for the future of Australia. But tug on the threads of China's influence networks in Australia and its global network of influence operations starts to unravel.' Professor John Fitzgerald, author of Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia

Without a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to conclusions about who we are. They even shape our everyday thoughts and actions - from who we date to how we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think charts the history and importance of our most basic human right: freedom of thought. From Galileo to Nudge Theory to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explores how the powerful have always sought to get inside our heads, influence how we think and shape what we buy. Providing a bold new framework to understand how our agency is being gradually undermined, Freedom to Think is a ground-breaking and vital charter for taking back our humanity and safeguarding our reason.

'The stoic, detached, empirical, hard-boiled, penetrating, realist mind of James Burnham is something to behold, to admire, to emulate' - National Review¿¿¿¿¿A classic work of political theory and practise, this book makes available an account of the modern Machiavellians, a remarkable group who have been influential in Europe and practically unknown in the United States: Gaetano Mosca, Georges Sorel, Robert Michels and Vilfredo Pareto. In addition, there is a long section on Machiavelli himself.James Burnham contends that the writings of these men hold the key both to the truth about politics and to the preservation of political liberty.

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Offers a critique about (but not for) intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large. This title not only examines the track record of intellectuals in the things they have advocated but also analyzes the incentives and constraints under which their views and visions have emerged.

Dagens debatter her i landet om racisme, ghettoer, etnisk opdelte skoler og positiv særbehandling lyder som ekkoer af de etniske og racemæssige problemstillinger, som engang blev betragtet som rene amerikanske fænomener. Det sorte USA bringer læseren helt derind i amerikansk identitetsopfattelse, hvor det gør ondt – til spændingsforholdet mellem friheds- og lighedsidealerne og det sorte Amerikas rå virkelighed. Bogen skildrer den afroamerikanske befolknings historie: slaveriet og dets ophævelse, raceadskillelsen, borgerrettighedsbevægelsen i 1950’erne og 1960’erne, Barack Obamas vej til præsidentembedet og raceurolighederne, som igen og igen bryder ud. Det sorte USA opruller et omfattende persongalleri spændende fra aktivister som Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King og Malcolm X til politiske ledere som Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt og Barack Obama.