{"product_id":"russia-against-modernity-paperback-softback-9781509556588","title":"Russia Against Modernity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509556588","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRussia Against Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Etkind (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509556588, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 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“Etkind situates Putin’s 2022 war in a much bigger story about Russian history and the country’s role as a major oil producer in a world facing a climate crisis. A concise book packed with big ideas.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaun Walker, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"a sophisticated and sustained critique of Putin’s Russia… Etkind has published an important essay that stimulates rational thinking about fundamental issues that affect us all.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurasian Geography and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEconomics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most thought-provoking of the new crop of books about the war in Ukraine is Alexander Etkind’s quick and incisive \u003ci\u003eRussia Against Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Etkind combines brevity and playfulness with a degree of erudition that other works covering the Russia–Ukraine conflict seldom manage.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Richardson, \u003ci\u003eInside Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Etkind charges through the corrupt and kleptocratic history of the Putin-era state, deftly traversing complex theoretical ground … Even the most antagonistic reader will find the work thought-provoking.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[T]he book makes for a fine and accessible read, with its clarity of language and cross-cutting emphasis on nature.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ePutin’s war is a “special operation” against modernity. The invasion has been directed against Ukraine, but the war has a broader target: the modern world of climate awareness, energy transition and digital labor. By trading oil and gas, promoting Trump and Brexit, spreading corruption, boosting inequality and homophobia, subsidizing far-right movements and destroying Ukraine, Putin’s clique aims at suppressing the ongoing transformation of modern societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexander Etkind distinguishes between Russia’s pompous, weaponized \u003ci\u003epaleomodernity\u003c\/i\u003e, on the one hand, and the lean, decentralized \u003ci\u003egaiamodernity\u003c\/i\u003e of the Anthropocene, on the other. Putin’s clique has used various strategies – from climate denialism and electoral interference to war and genocide – to resist and subvert modernity. Working on political, cultural and even demographic levels, social mechanisms convert the vicious energy of the oil curse into all-out aggression. Dissecting these mechanisms, Etkind’s brief but rigorous analyses of social structuration, cultural dynamics and family models reveal the agency that drives the Russian war against modernity. This short, sharp critique of the Russian regime combines political economy, social history and demography to predict the decolonizing and defederating of Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Modernity in the Age of Anthropocene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Petrostate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Parasitic governance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The So-Called Elite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Public Sphere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Gender and Degeneration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Putin’s War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Defederating Russia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndnotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\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":52453539873048,"sku":"9781509556588","price":11.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509556588.jpg?v=1785286052","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/russia-against-modernity-paperback-softback-9781509556588","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}