{"product_id":"the-madness-of-crowds-gender-race-and-identity-9781635579987","title":"The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent take on the lunacy affecting much of the world today. Douglas is one of the bright lights that could lead us out of the darkness.\" - Joe Rogan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues\" - Jordan B. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre we living through the great derangement of our times?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of Crowds \u003c\/i\u003eDouglas Murray investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the few writers who dares to counter the prevailing view and question the dramatic changes in our society - from gender reassignment for children to the impact of transgender rights on women - Murray's penetrating book clears a path of sanity through the fog of our modern predicament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Murray is an author and journalist based in Britain. His latest book, \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Bloomsbury Continuum in May 2017. It spent almost 20 weeks on \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list and was a No. 1 bestseller in non-fiction. It has subsequently been published in more than 20 languages worldwide and has been read and cited by politicians around the world. The \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard \u003c\/i\u003edescribed it as, 'By far the most compelling political book of the year.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMurray has been a contributor to \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e since 2000 and has been Associate Editor at the magazine since 2012. He has also written regularly for numerous other outlets including the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e and has been a columnist for \u003ci\u003eStandpoint \u003c\/i\u003emagazine since its founding.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528307708178,"sku":"9781635579987","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_676d5c6a-c8f8-4e3d-b0a6-f3c1dd0403e4.jpg?v=1731321856","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-madness-of-crowds-gender-race-and-identity-9781635579987","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}