Name: How Fascism Works: The Politics of us and Them
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Author: Jason Stanley
ISBN: 9780525511854

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How Fascism Works: The Politics of us and Them

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jason Stanley

Publisher

Random House Trade

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.0 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.16 kg.

ISBN13

9780525511854

Synopsis "How Fascism Works: The Politics of us and Them "

"No single book is as relevant to the present moment."--Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen "One of the defining books of the decade."--Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - With a new preface - Fascist politics are running rampant in America today--and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to fascism: Nations don't have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism's roots have been present in the United States for more than a century. Alarmed by the pervasive rise of fascist tactics both at home and around the globe, Stanley focuses here on the structures that unite them, laying out and analyzing the ten pillars of fascist politics--the language and beliefs that separate people into an "us" and a "them." He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations. He makes clear the immense danger of underestimating the cumulative power of these tactics, which include exploiting a mythic version of a nation's past; propaganda that twists the language of democratic ideals against themselves; anti-intellectualism directed against universities and experts; law and order politics predicated on the assumption that members of minority groups are criminals; and fierce attacks on labor groups and welfare. These mechanisms all build on one another, creating and reinforcing divisions and shaping a society vulnerable to the appeals of authoritarian leadership. By uncovering disturbing patterns that are as prevalent today as ever, Stanley reveals that the stuff of politics--charged by rhetoric and myth--can quickly become policy and reality. Only by recognizing fascists politics, he argues, may we resist its most harmful effects and return to democratic ideals. "With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, How Fascism Works is an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs. authoritarianism."--William Jelani Cobb, author of The Substance of Hope

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El padre de Jason Stanley escapó de la Alemania nazi por el aeropuerto berlinés de Tempelhof cuando tenía solo seis años. Llegó a Nueva York un 3 de julio de 1939. La familia aún conserva un álbum familiar con las fotografías de la Estatua de la Libertad, así que Stanley, nacido en 1969, creció con las historias de su país, Estados Unidos, como la nación más heroica. A pesar de ello, o precisamente por eso, ha dedicado años al estudio de los mecanismos que emplea el fascismo para convencer a la gente, especialmente ahora y en su país. Desde 2013 es profesor de filosofía en la Universidad de Yale, después de haberlo sido en la de Rutgers, pero son las dos últimas etapas de una larga y brillante carrera académica, que lo llevó a estudiar a Alemania en 1985 y, después del doctorado, a Oxford, en Inglaterra. Especializado en filosofía del lenguaje, ha publicado títulos como Know How, Languages in Context o Knowledge and Practical Interests, que ganó en 2007 el premio de filosofía de la Asociación de editores americana. También se alzó en 2005 con el máximo galardón de la Asociación americana de filósofos, que premia a un solo filósofo al año. Escribe regularmente en The Washington Post, The Boston Review o The New York Times, donde ha alimentado el popular blog filosófico The Stone. De allí surgieron textos para libros como How Propaganda Works. How Fascism Works, que hemos traducido como Facha, es su último y más esperado trabajo. Un éxito instantáneo de crítica y lectores. Y una valiosa herramienta para saber leer la alarmante deriva autoritaria de nuestro mundo.

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