{"product_id":"stop-the-machines-the-rise-of-anti-technology-extremism-hardback-9781509555734","title":"Stop the Machines; The Rise of Anti-Technology Extremism (Hardback) 9781509555734","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStop the Machines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise of Anti-Technology Extremism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMauro Lubrano (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509555734, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.386 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\u003cp\u003e\"Mauro Lubrano's engaging study argues anti-tech movements will drive future political violence. With AI-driven changes touching every workplace, he also wisely reminds us of earlier technological revolutions and how to mitigate their effects. A highly original and relevant book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudrey Cronin, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anti-technology extremism has a long, tangled past and includes figures as diverse as the Unabomber and those contemporary activists who oppose AI. Mauro Lubrano's impressive and original book examines this long history in fascinating ways, exploring the complexities of extremists who are hostile to technology-based society.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard English, author of \u003ci\u003eDoes Counter-Terrorism Work?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A timely and thought-provoking analysis of the burgeoning anti-technology movement. \u003ci\u003eStop the Machines\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the profound anxieties and grievances fuelling this form of extremism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYannick Veilleux-Lepage, Royal Military College of Canada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling and timely examination of the rise of anti-technology extremism. Insightful and meticulously researched, this book unravels the intricate relationship between technological advancement and radical resistance. It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand this critical issue, the importance of which will only continue to grow.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernhard Blumenau, University of St Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hate-inspired violence against technology has a worrying future. Mauro Lubrano's \u003ci\u003eStop the Machines\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading to understand how we got here and what might happen next.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel R. Torres Soriano, Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A penetrating and accessible analysis of some of today's most important radical groups. Lubrano's warning about the threat of anti-technology extremism may well prove to be prophetic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Fleming, University of Nottingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lubrano analyzes the development of anti-technology extremism and predicts that it will grow in significance as the impact of technology on human life becomes ever more overbearing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacobin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lubrano's clear text insists on the importance of history and what it has meant—and what it may mean—to stop the machines beyond extremism and beyond its securitization.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\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\u003eAs we stand on the cusp of an AI revolution, will we see the rise of a new anti-technology extremism that threatens to dismantle the gains of modern civilization?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the first exploration of this phenomenon, Mauro Lubrano traces the origins and evolution of anti-technology violence across the globe. He identifies three main groups fuelling such resistance: insurrectionary anarchists, eco-extremists, and eco-fascists. Exploring the justifications that underlie the opposition to technology and the strategies employed to ‘stop the machines’, he shows how anti-tech extremism has emerged as a reaction to the Anthropocene – an attempt to undo the epoch of human domination. The intellectual flexibility of this ideology lends itself to different causes, from the class struggle against the techno-elites to the defence of nature and white supremacy. With fears about the risks of artificial intelligence mounting and the world beset by serious ‘polycrises’, what is currently a fragmented, fringe phenomenon holds the potential for dramatic escalation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1.   Long Live King Ludd!\u003cbr\u003e2.   Smash the Prison-Society: Insurrectionary Anarchism\u003cbr\u003e3.   Nature Fights Back: Eco-Extremism\u003cbr\u003e4.   Anti-Tech to Accelerate: Eco-Fascism\u003cbr\u003e5.   The Fight to End Civilisation\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Bibliography\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":52441812664600,"sku":"9781509555734","price":39.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509555734.jpg?v=1785026644","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stop-the-machines-the-rise-of-anti-technology-extremism-hardback-9781509555734","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}