{"product_id":"we-need-new-stories-nesrine-malik-9781324007296","title":"We Need New Stories: The Myths That Subvert Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump declared: \"I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct.\" Reeling from his victory, Democrats blamed the corrosive effect of \"identity politics.\" When banned from Twitter for inciting violence, Trump and his supporters claimed that the measure was an assault on \"free speech.\" In \u003cem\u003eWe Need New Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, Nesrine Malik explains that all of these arguments are political myths--variations on the lie that American values are under assault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring how these and other common political myths function, she breaks down how they are employed to subvert calls for equality from historically disenfranchised groups. Interweaving reportage with an incendiary analysis of American history and politics, she offers a compelling account of how calls to preserve \"free speech\" are used against the vulnerable; how a fixation with \"wokeness,\" \"political correctness,\" and \"cancel culture\" is in fact an organized and well-funded campaign by elites; and how the fear of racial minorities and their \"identity politics\" obscures the biggest threat of all--white terrorism. What emerges is a radical framework for understanding the crises roiling American contemporary politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nesrine Malik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 132400729X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324007296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2021 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 83","brand":"Nesrine Malik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051350520063,"sku":"9781324007296","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03271bc5-a221-487b-a049-8f6f4cac94d6.jpg?v=1685012572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-need-new-stories-nesrine-malik-9781324007296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}