{"product_id":"against-liberalism-9781642640427","title":"Against Liberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the West, liberalism is hegemonic. Civilization is decaying all around us, yet liberal democrats have declared their system to be \"the end of history.\" We are told there is \"no alternative\" to capitalism. The Left has abandoned socialism for \"neoliberalism.\" The Right has abandoned nation and tradition for \"classical liberalism.\" Freedom is the only way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAgainst Liberalism: Society Is Not a Market\u003c\/em\u003e, Alain de Benoist shows the inadequacy of liberalism's philosophical premises: individualism, self-interest, progressivism, human rights, capitalism, market values, and \"economic man.\" He shows that liberalism in practice is incompatible with genuine diversity and with democratic, communitarian, and conservative values. He suggests that society can \u003cem\u003ehave\u003c\/em\u003e a market without \u003cem\u003ebeing\u003c\/em\u003e a market. It turns out that the best society is one in which not everything is up for sale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alain de Benoist's \u003cem\u003eAgainst Liberalism \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a powerful critique of liberalism as both a philosophy and a political and economic system, based on the writer's firm belief that a viable human society must be something more than just a market. I welcome this readable and beautifully produced English translation, which will give his ideas a global reach and impact.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Michael Walker, founder of \u003cem\u003eThe Scorpion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Liberalism's most fundamental doctrine is that society is a mere collection of individuals, each of whom seeks to maximize his self-interest. Liberalism denies the existence of any objective human good in favor of subjective preferences. It denies that there is a common good beyond a mere aggregate of individual preferences. Alain de Benoist argues that these ideas are destructive of human identity and of much of what makes life worth living. In the present critique he points the way back to a politics based on real decisions in pursuit of the common good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-F. Roger Devlin, author of \u003cem\u003eSexual Utopia in Power\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1226385\"\u003eAlain De Benoist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Europe Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642640427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642640425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI019000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL042020\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Conservatism \u0026amp; Liberalism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Middle Europe Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455966589165,"sku":"9781642640427","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5ff3313e-3e39-406c-bcca-bed5524f2651.jpg?v=1753542261","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/against-liberalism-9781642640427","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}