{"product_id":"cancelled-the-left-way-back-from-woke-paperback","title":"Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmut Ozkirimli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170161004679,"sku":"9781509550920","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cancelled-the-left-way-back-from-woke-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}