{"product_id":"the-mechanics-of-changing-the-world-political-architecture-to-roll-back-state-corporate-power-9780645948301","title":"The Mechanics of Changing the World: Political Architecture to Roll Back State \u0026 Corporate Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I have nominated this book as my \u003cstrong\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e. I read over 30 books a year in the course of my work, so this it is in a good field.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProf Guy Standing, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Precariat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cstrong\u003eformidable\u003c\/strong\u003e effort... It has family resemblances to \u003cem\u003eThe Dawn of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e by David \u003cstrong\u003eGraeber\u003c\/strong\u003e and David Wengrow, Yuval Noah \u003cstrong\u003eHarari's\u003c\/strong\u003e three volumes, and books by Steven \u003cstrong\u003ePinker\u003c\/strong\u003e and Jared \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarry Jones, global best-selling author, former Minister for Science \u0026amp; president of the Australian Labor Party\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mechanics of Changing the World argues that war, tax havens and environmental overshoot are insoluble within the current political framework. That present-day politics is a 'displacement activity'-a substitute for the one thing that can end our crises: to rewrite the political system that generates them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 'third draft' of the democratic ideal flows from the Athenian and Euro-American 'drafts': rewiring democracy, institution by institution, to match it to all we've learned about human nature since 1789.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last half-century has seen the antiwar movement, perestroika, Tiananmen, Occupy and the Arab Spring. Strong ideals, and strong popular support-yet none built anything lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne-off campaigns are fragile. Changing the world needs more than inspired troubleshooting: it needs architecture.\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-5636337\"\u003eJohn MacGregor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Worldwork Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645948301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645948306\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-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL007000\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Democracy\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-POL030000\"\u003eAmerican Government | National\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Worldwork Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459821875437,"sku":"9780645948301","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_29cb87d3-eb69-4f17-8ce8-d4819c3515ee.jpg?v=1753649871","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-mechanics-of-changing-the-world-political-architecture-to-roll-back-state-corporate-power-9780645948301","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}