{"product_id":"cancelled-the-left-way-back-from-woke-9781509550920","title":"Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke","description":"\u003cp\u003eRight now, someone, somewhere is being cancelled. Off-the-cuff tweets or \"harmless\" office banter have the potential to wreck lives. The Left condemns the Right and the bigotry of the old elites. The Right complains about brain-dead political correctness. In reality, both sides are colluding in a reactionary politics that is as self-defeating as it is divisive. Can the Left escape this extremism and stay true to the progressive ideals it once professed?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this provocative book, Umut Özkýrýmlý reveals how the Left has been sucked into a spiral of toxic hatred and outrage-mongering, retreating from the democratic ideals of freedom and pluralism that it purports to represent. Exploring the similarities between right-wing populism and radical identity politics, he sets out an alternative vision. It is only by focusing on our common humanity and working across differences that the Left will find a constructive and consensual way back from \"woke\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUmut Özkırımlı\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior research fellow at IBEI (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals), a professor at Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, and a senior research associate at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs). His writings appear in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eopenDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Find him online at @UOzkirimli and umutozkirimli.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50486601253138,"sku":"9781509550920","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fb0410f4-7a2f-466b-a779-1a2fb3cd72bd.jpg?v=1730431028","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cancelled-the-left-way-back-from-woke-9781509550920","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}