{"product_id":"offended-freedom-the-rise-of-libertarian-authoritarianism-paperback-softback-9781509560851","title":"Offended Freedom; The Rise of Libertarian Authoritarianism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509560851","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOffended Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise of Libertarian Authoritarianism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarolin Amlinger (Author), Oliver Nachtwey (Author), Jan-Peter Herrmann (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509560851, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.476 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\"This is a truly remarkable work. The authors expand an initial interest in anti-vax protesters into a highly insightful and comprehensive study of almost all that is strange and paradoxical about the contemporary world. They trace the way in which the Enlightenment idea of freedom as something expansive and life-affirming has become distorted into the anti-social, paranoid idea of the sovereign individual fighting against everyone around them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Crouch, University of Warwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this brilliant study, Amlinger and Nachtwey have merged an impressive empirical undertaking with considerable theoretical boldness. Their explication of “libertarian authoritarianism” makes new sense of our puzzling historical moment, and will change the way you think about contemporary politics in many countries.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Daub, Stanford University\u003c\/b\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\u003eToday, a new kind of freedom fighter has emerged in our midst: liberal and open-minded, these individuals champion liberty and resent the imposition of more and more rules and exhortations that constrain their freedom. They are angry, disgruntled, offended. Why should they have to wear a face mask, get vaccinated or follow new rules on diversity and equality? They should be free to choose. They do not long for a glorified past or the strong arm of the state but argue instead for individual freedoms at all costs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarolin Amlinger and Oliver Nachtwey see this new freedom fighter as symptomatic of the rise of a new political current in Western societies – what they call ‘libertarian authoritarianism’.  The rise of libertarian authoritarianism is a consequence of the promise of freedom in late modernity: the individual is supposed to be free and self-reliant, but in reality many people feel powerless in the face of an increasingly complex world, an experience that manifests itself in resentment, anger and hostility towards democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on numerous case studies, the authors paint a vivid portrait of this new social figure of our time, showing how the unbridled pursuit of individual freedom can turn into authoritarian behaviour towards others, threatening the very basis of a free and equal society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Aporias of Enlightenment: the Critical Theory of freedom\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Freedom in dependence\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The order of disorder: social change and regressive modernisation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Social aggrievement: on the social character of aversive emotions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Libertarian authoritarianism: a movement for a reified freedom\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The demise of the truth seekers: fallen intellectuals\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The re-enchantment of the world: “diagonalist” protests\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Subversion as a destructive principle: regressive rebels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\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":52462965621016,"sku":"9781509560851","price":17.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509560851.jpg?v=1785543682","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/offended-freedom-the-rise-of-libertarian-authoritarianism-paperback-softback-9781509560851","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}