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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. An invigorating guide to fighting backpart philosophy, part history, and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian driftHow do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and intimidation? Where digital technology dehumanizes and flattens us? We need role models, and in this engaging book, acclaimed writer Gal Beckerman goes looking for them. Drawing on the stories of dissidents from around the globe and across time, from Socrates to Ai Weiwei, and thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Iris Murdoch, Beckerman reveals the defining characteristics these extraordinary figures share, a set of attributes and practices for anyone navigating the pressures of modern tyranny.Structured around ten qualitiesamong them, Be Pessimistic, Be Funny, Be Reckless, and Be Immortalthis illuminating, surprising book blends intellectual history, biography, and cultural criticism. It charts a dissidents journey from the solitary moment of recognizing the truth, through the risks of speaking it, to the legacy that can outlast a life. What makes dissidents tick? And how might we change when we encounter them?Urgent and inspiring, Beckermans book shows that dissidence is a human capacity we can all cultivate, a refusal to betray ones inner voice, no matter the cost. In a polarized America and a world sliding toward authoritarianism, we need dissidentsnot only the jailed and martyred, but also those of us who face small daily compromises of conscience. How to Be a Dissident lights the way. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. An invigorating guide to fighting backpart philosophy, part history, and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian driftHow do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and intimidation? Where digital technology dehumanizes and flattens us? We need role models, and in this engaging book, acclaimed writer Gal Beckerman goes looking for them. Drawing on the stories of dissidents from around the globe and across time, from Socrates to Ai Weiwei, and thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Iris Murdoch, Beckerman reveals the defining characteristics these extraordinary figures share, a set of attributes and practices for anyone navigating the pressures of modern tyranny.Structured around ten qualitiesamong them, Be Pessimistic, Be Funny, Be Reckless, and Be Immortalthis illuminating, surprising book blends intellectual history, biography, and cultural criticism. It charts a dissidents journey from the solitary moment of recognizing the truth, through the risks of speaking it, to the legacy that can outlast a life. What makes dissidents tick? And how might we change when we encounter them?Urgent and inspiring, Beckermans book shows that dissidence is a human capacity we can all cultivate, a refusal to betray ones inner voice, no matter the cost. In a polarized America and a world sliding toward authoritarianism, we need dissidentsnot only the jailed and martyred, but also those of us who face small daily compromises of conscience. How to Be a Dissident lights the way. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. An invigorating guide to fighting backpart philosophy, part history, and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian driftHow do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and intimidation? Where digital technology dehumanizes and flattens us? We need role models, and in this engaging book, acclaimed writer Gal Beckerman goes looking for them. Drawing on the stories of dissidents from around the globe and across time, from Socrates to Ai Weiwei, and thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Iris Murdoch, Beckerman reveals the defining characteristics these extraordinary figures share, a set of attributes and practices for anyone navigating the pressures of modern tyranny.Structured around ten qualitiesamong them, Be Pessimistic, Be Funny, Be Reckless, and Be Immortalthis illuminating, surprising book blends intellectual history, biography, and cultural criticism. It charts a dissidents journey from the solitary moment of recognizing the truth, through the risks of speaking it, to the legacy that can outlast a life. What makes dissidents tick? And how might we change when we encounter them?Urgent and inspiring, Beckermans book shows that dissidence is a human capacity we can all cultivate, a refusal to betray ones inner voice, no matter the cost. In a polarized America and a world sliding toward authoritarianism, we need dissidentsnot only the jailed and martyred, but also those of us who face small daily compromises of conscience. How to Be a Dissident lights the way. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condición: New. Gal Beckerman is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas, a New York Times notable book, and When They Come for Us, We&rsquoll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle t.

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