{"product_id":"against-post-liberalism-why-family-faith-and-flag-is-a-dead-end-for-the-left-hardback-9781509552443","title":"Against Post-Liberalism; Why 'Family, Faith and Flag' is a Dead End for the Left (Hardback) 9781509552443","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgainst Post-Liberalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhy 'Family, Faith and Flag' is a Dead End for the Left\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul Kelly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509552443, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Far from representing a viable future for the left, Kelly expertly exposes the various ways in which the post-liberal turn to 'family, faith and flag' either collapses into authoritarianism or cannot address the most pressing problems facing western liberal democratic societies today. \u003ci\u003eAgainst Postliberalism\u003c\/i\u003e is vital reading for anyone interested in where the left goes from here.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Sleat, University of Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Paul Kelly challenges a current of thought that's gaining adherents and attention along with contemporary electoral success on the right. Calmly and fairly, Kelly anatomizes the new 'post-liberalism' and explains how it fails - and why an egalitarian and pluralist liberalism not only survives the assault but could even thrive in our anxious moment of transatlantic politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Moyn, author of \u003ci\u003eLiberalism Against Itself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A most timely book that needed to be written and demands to be read. In this thoughtful, nuanced critical engagemenet with emerging debates around post-liberalism, Paul Kelly has provided us with an accessible yet thorough study of soe of the ideas of upending modern politics. One of the most important political books of the year.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Cruddas, former Labour MP for Dagenham, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dignity of Labour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Century of\u003c\/i\u003e Labour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAgainst Post-Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e sets itself the task of mapping distinct strands of postliberalism across the Atlantic and developing a robust response to their arguments.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"could hardly be more timely... Kelly cuts through the fog of battle with a mostly accurate, mostly un-tendentious survey of the political movement he opposes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"sobering\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Irish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Kelly] wants to demonstrate that the postliberal program is a dead end, primarily for the left, but really for anyone who cares about egalitarian politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiberal politics is in crisis and it is a crisis of its own making – so say the post-liberals whose new ideology of family, faith and flag is shaping debates about the future of the Left. But are they right? Does post-liberalism offer credible answers to the problems that characterise our increasingly fragmented and unequal world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this bold analysis, political theorist Paul Kelly responds with a resounding no. He makes a powerful case against post-liberalism and exposes the flaws and contradictions of the dominant strands of post-liberal thinking. Drawing on the ideas of key post-liberal thinkers such as John Gray, Alasdair MacIntyre, Maurice Glasman, Matthew Goodwin, Danny Kruger, J.D. Vance, Patrick Deneen and Adrian Vermuele, he sheds light on some of the darker sources behind the movement, arguing that post-liberalism fails to take seriously the real challenges of late modernity. It is not feasible in its ambitions to return to a form of capitalism superseded by technological globalisation, and in its Trump\/Vance US version it is an unattractive assault on equality, social mobility, university education and changes in social roles and expectations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst Post-Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e is both a critique of post-liberal ideas and a passionate defence of liberalism. It is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary challenges to liberalism and humane values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Post-Liberal Moment?\u003cbr\u003e2. National Populism and the Unmasking of Liberalism\u003cbr\u003e3. Common Good Communitarianism\u003cbr\u003e4. Authoritarianism, Political Theology and the Common Good\u003cbr\u003e5. Liberalism against Post-Liberalism\u003cbr\u003e6. Why 'Faith, Family and Flag' is a Dead End\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441811910936,"sku":"9781509552443","price":42.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509552443.jpg?v=1785026635","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/against-post-liberalism-why-family-faith-and-flag-is-a-dead-end-for-the-left-hardback-9781509552443","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}