{"product_id":"numb-mark-abley-9781771864305","title":"Numb: The Politics of Overwhelm","description":"We are exhausted. We are overwhelmed. Worse, we are numb. No matter what screen you're getting your news and information from, the barrage is constant, horrific and always urgent: Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo, climate change, ecological devastation, economic collapse...and of course Donald Trump and all he represents. Authoritarian leaders and genocidal regimes have always found numbness a desirable goal, as it narrows the possibilities for revolt. Shocked and awed into submission, we are at the mercy of tyrants, like captive animals in a zoo. What we see in zoo animals today may be a ghostly image of ourselves. In this lucid, trenchant book, Mark Abley explores the idea of numbness in today's political context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Abley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771864303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771864305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baraka Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mark Abley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623551971583,"sku":"9781771864305","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/numb-mark-abley-9781771864305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}