A Thousand Small Sanities
The Moral Adventure of Liberalism
$20.43
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
28 December 2020
Summary
‘WITTY, HUMANE, LEARNED’ NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times-bestselling author offers a stirring defence of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our time
Not since the early twentieth century has liberalism, and liberals, been under such relentless attack, from both right and left. The crisis of democracy in our era has produced a crisis of faith in liberal institutions and, even worse, in liberal thought.
A Thousand Small Sanities is a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529401585 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529401585 |
| Author: | Adam Gopnik |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Witty, humane, learned … By assimilating what was once radical to his variety of liberalism, Gopnik hopes to prove to contemporary progressives that they can champion the woke causes of the 21st century without surrendering the liberal heritage of free speech, rule of law, scientific inquiry and individual conscience. - New York Times
Written with Adam Gopnik’s signature wit and charm, A Thousand Small Sanities is also a clarion call at a moment of great danger. This fierce, capacious, and startlingly intelligent defense of a whole political, social, and moral order is essential reading for our time. - Stephen Greenblatt, author of The SwerveA smart, exhilarating defense of the liberal tradition - Publishers WeeklyWatch and enjoy another mind confront the world at its most problematic. It feels like a dying art - Tim Adams, Observer, on In Mid-AirThe distinctive brilliance of Gopnik’s essays lies in his ability to pick up a subject one would never have believed possible to think deeply about then cover it in thoughts. He is truly able to see the whole world in a grain of sand - Alain de BottonGopnik has written with entrancing penetration on just about everything - SpectatorA dazzling talent - hilarious, winning and deft - Malcolm GladwellBrilliantly insightful - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnik has been writing for the New Yorker since 1986. He is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Essays and for Criticism, and the George Polk Award for magazine reporting. From 1995 to 2000 he lived in Paris; he now lives in New York City with his wife and their two children.
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