The Fall of the West
How They Really Lost It
$50.70
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2027
Summary
From the critically acclaimed author of The Establishment, an excoriating take-down of Western hubris - and the book that reveals why we’re really in the state we’re in
Almost everywhere we turn these days, there’s talk of a West in decline. Our jobs, our values, our past are all under attack, in the face of which we have become immersed in self-loathing, gone weak at the knees: the West needs to be Made Great Again. We know where this toxic narrative comes from: the national…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241740644 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241740649 |
| Author: | Owen Jones |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 717g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 161mm x 241mm |
Critics Review
Owen Jones delivers a comprehensive deep dive into the state of the dystopian world we inhabit today, with a fascinating, if not perturbing description as to how we got here… Brace yourself for some hard facts from the UK’s most supreme political writer, activist and commentator – Annie Lennox
Politics at the turn of the millennium was a story of temporary dispensations mistaken for eternal truths: the definitive triumph of free market ideology; US military supremacy; a rules-based global order. As Jones recounts, these certainties would come crashing down over the next quarter of a century amid a succession of economic failures, foreign policy disasters and political crises… it is bracing to see what was once the news cycle take its place in the sweep of history, and Jones’s focus on free-market fundamentalism provides a compelling through-line. He suggests the second Trump administration, in all its cynical venality, is “the logical endpoint” of that philosophy – Houman Barekat * Guardian *
Owen Jones is saying it exactly as it is, with no filter, no limits, and not a drop of fear. He is exposing the inconsistencies in the West that, uncorrected, would ultimately cause its precipitous decline and fall – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Owen Jones
Born in Sheffield and raised in Stockport, Owen Jones is one of the UK’s most prominent political thinkers and writers.
He is the author of the critically acclaimed No. 1 bestsellers:
- The Establishment: How They Get Away With It
- Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
His books have been translated into ten languages. He writes regularly for The Guardian and has two weekly web series, The Owen Jones Show and The Owen Jones Podcast.
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