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The Power of the Powerless

The Power of the Powerless

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Václav Havel's remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer's unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves? Written in 1978, Václav Havel's meditation on political dissent - the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it - would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy. 'Havel's diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2018-09-27
Publication Date:
2018-09-27
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
178487504X
ISBN13:
9781784875046
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
117 g
Height:
11.1 cm
Width:
17.8 cm
Thickness:
1.4 cm
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