{"product_id":"living-in-an-age-of-james-batcho-9798985177329","title":"Living in an Age of Survival: Viral Fragments from Trump to Covid","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's impossible to grasp the extraordinary political and social changes that unfolded during the tumultuous years from 2016-2021. From Trump through the ongoing Covid pandemic, anxiety reigned. The period heralded an implosion of the psyche, as techno-capitalism fostered a culture of alienation, divisiveness and conformity from the complexity of lived experiences. \u003cem\u003eLiving in an Age of Survival\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles this period in the process of its unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Batcho moves through the USA, Thailand, China, Taiwan and South Korea as he screens the emergence of a frightening, reactionary politics. Key issues of our time-science, religion, social media, ecology, inequality, State control-are explored through readings of Nietzsche, Deleuze, James, Beauvoir, Arendt, Han and others. Resisting conformity to the binaries of Democrat vs. Republican, the author instead offers a series of nascent fragments to critique and antagonize the failing strategies of liberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbracing the virtues of artistic expression, sensation and \"difference,\" \u003cem\u003eLiving in an Age of Survival\u003c\/em\u003e is an impassioned plea for vital, radical creativity in how we contribute, individually and collectively, to our shared futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Batcho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 898517732X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985177329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Glass Spider Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"James Batcho","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987201327359,"sku":"9798985177329","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2b5bf62-663f-4ae5-96e7-d2119646c0d0.jpg?v=1683287566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-in-an-age-of-james-batcho-9798985177329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}