{"product_id":"the-new-authoritarianism-trump-populism-and-the-tyranny-of-experts-paperback-softback-9781509533091","title":"The New Authoritarianism; Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509533091","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe New Authoritarianism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTrump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSalvatore Babones (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509533091, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e18 x 11.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.136 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\u003cb\u003eNamed one of 2018's Best Books on Politics by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Babones’ relentless critique of the liberal expert class brilliantly exposes their contempt for ordinary people. A crucial contribution to our understanding of how contemporary liberalism is increasingly illiberal and undemocratic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Pabst, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Virtue: Post-liberalism and the Human Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An overdue and rational corrective about populism and authoritarianism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliantly insightful and always fair-minded, \u003ci\u003eThe New Authoritarianism\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling insider’s account of how the liberal-minded became close-minded.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuadrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This is a superb book. Anyone interested in politics must read it; it is one of those rare tracts which is constantly rewarding.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator Australia \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\"\u003eThe election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote in the UK have caused fear and panic among liberals worldwide. They argue that the populist backlash represents a dangerous new authoritarianism. But what if the really dangerous authoritarianism is in fact their own?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this provocative and highly original book, Salvatore Babones argues that democracy has been undermined by a quiet but devastating power grab conducted by a class of liberal experts. They have advanced a global rights-based agenda which has tilted the balance away from the lively and vibrant unpredictability of democratic decision-making toward the creeping technocratic authority of liberal consensus. Populism represents, contends Babones, an imperfect but reinvigorating political flood that has the potential to sweep away decades of institutional detritus and rejuvenate democracy across the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Babones’ bracing attack on the insidious “new authoritarianism” of the expert class and call for an end to liberal mission creep will stimulate and challenge all readers trying to make sense of the political tumult of the recent past.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface vi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Freedoms, Rights, and the Liberal Ideal 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Rise of New Authoritarians 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Liberal Authoritarianism in a Global World 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 The Passion of Donald J. Trump 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 The Populist Purgative 93\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":52462925906200,"sku":"9781509533091","price":10.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509533091.jpg?v=1785542491","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-new-authoritarianism-trump-populism-and-the-tyranny-of-experts-paperback-softback-9781509533091","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}