{"product_id":"how-fascism-works-the-politics-of-us-and-them-9780525511830","title":"How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vital read for a nation under Trump.\"---\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No single book is as relevant to the present moment.\"--Claudia Rankine, author of \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the defining books of the decade.\"--Elizabeth Hinton, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom the War on Poverty to the War on Crime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE - Fascist politics are running rampant in America today--and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to fascism: Nations don't have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism's roots have been present in the United States for more than a century. Alarmed by the pervasive rise of fascist tactics both at home and around the globe, Stanley focuses here on the structures that unite them, laying out and analyzing the ten pillars of fascist politics--the language and beliefs that separate people into an \"us\" and a \"them.\" He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations. He makes clear the immense danger of underestimating the cumulative power of these tactics, which include exploiting a mythic version of a nation's past; propaganda that twists the language of democratic ideals against themselves; anti-intellectualism directed against universities and experts; law and order politics predicated on the assumption that members of minority groups are criminals; and fierce attacks on labor groups and welfare. These mechanisms all build on one another, creating and reinforcing divisions and shaping a society vulnerable to the appeals of authoritarian leadership. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By uncovering disturbing patterns that are as prevalent today as ever, Stanley reveals that the stuff of politics--charged by rhetoric and myth--can quickly become policy and reality. Only by recognizing fascists politics, he argues, may we resist its most harmful effects and return to democratic ideals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, \u003ci\u003eHow Fascism Works \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs. authoritarianism.\"--William Jelani Cobb, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Substance of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525511830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jason Stanley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638302437532,"sku":"9780525511830","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0de03d40-66ef-4f45-a6e7-f467c951b6c6.jpg?v=1603846947","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-fascism-works-the-politics-of-us-and-them-9780525511830","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}