{"product_id":"the-covid-consensus-toby-green-9781787388413","title":"The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor?a Critique from the Left","description":"During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that 'following the science' with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Covid Consensus\u003c\/em\u003e provides an internationalist-left perspective on the world's Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights and the poor worldwide. As the fortunes of the richest soared, nationwide shutdowns devastated small businesses, the working classes and the Global South's informal economies. Gender-based violence surged, and the mental health of young people was severely compromised. Meanwhile, unprecedented health restrictions prevented participation in daily life without proof of vaccination.\u003cbr\u003eToby Green and Thomas Fazi argue that these policies grossly exacerbated existing trends of inequality, mediatization and surveillance, with grave implications for the future. Rich in human detail, \u003cem\u003eThe Covid Consensus\u003c\/em\u003e tackles head-on the refusal of the global political class and mainstream media to report the true extent of the erosion of democratic processes and the socioeconomic assault on the poor. As the world emerges from the pandemic to confront new modes of monitoring and control, this left-wing reappraisal of global Covid policies exposes the injustices and political failings that have produced the biggest crisis since the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Green, Thomas Fazi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787388417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787388413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.48w x 1.54d","brand":"Toby Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076542361855,"sku":"9781787388413","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3a55fb4-9677-44d2-a345-de1dad3044b0.jpg?v=1685465554","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-covid-consensus-toby-green-9781787388413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}