{"product_id":"in-defense-of-open-society-george-soros-9781541736702","title":"In Defense of Open Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn impassioned defense of open society, academic and media freedom, and human rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGeorge Soros -- universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success--has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy.\u003cbr\u003eIn this brilliant and spirited book, Soros brings together a vital collection of his writings, some never previously published. They deal with a wide range of important and timely topics: the dangers that the instruments of control produced by artificial intelligence and machine learning pose to open societies; what Soros calls his \"political philanthropy\"; his founding of the Central European University, one of the world's foremost defender of academic freedom; his philosophy; his boom\/bust theory of financial markets and its policy implications; and what he calls the tragedy of the European Union. Soros's forceful affirmation of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, social justice, and social responsibility as a universal idea is a clarion call-to-arms for the ideals of open society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Soros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541736702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541736702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2019","brand":"George Soros","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045282509055,"sku":"9781541736702","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f3652f9-62d2-422e-951c-5dd399329d96.jpg?v=1684977828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-defense-of-open-society-george-soros-9781541736702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}