{"product_id":"cancelled-the-left-way-back-from-woke-9781509550920","title":"Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke","description":"\u003cp\u003eRight now, someone, somewhere is being cancelled. Off-the-cuff tweets or \"harmless\" office banter have the potential to wreck lives. The Left condemns the Right and the bigotry of the old elites. The Right complains about brain-dead political correctness. In reality, both sides are colluding in a reactionary politics that is as self-defeating as it is divisive. Can the Left escape this extremism and stay true to the progressive ideals it once professed?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this provocative book, Umut Özkýrýmlý reveals how the Left has been sucked into a spiral of toxic hatred and outrage-mongering, retreating from the democratic ideals of freedom and pluralism that it purports to represent. Exploring the similarities between right-wing populism and radical identity politics, he sets out an alternative vision. It is only by focusing on our common humanity and working across differences that the Left will find a constructive and consensual way back from \"woke\".\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-15820053\"\u003eUmut Ozkirimli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509550920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509550925\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUmut Özkırımlı\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Fellow at\u003ci\u003e IBEI\u003c\/i\u003e (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals), a professor at Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, and a Senior Research Associate at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs). He is the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTheories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, currently in its third edition. His writings appear frequently in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, openDemocracy, Times Higher Education, Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. Find him online at \u003cb\u003eumutozkirimli.com\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ci\u003e@UOzkirimli.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493878690029,"sku":"9781509550920","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_75f45f60-1c29-4f71-82ce-97b5f38d3c8e.jpg?v=1700917941","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/cancelled-the-left-way-back-from-woke-9781509550920","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}