The deadly coronavirus spread across societies already riddled with
political ills: rampant xenophobia and corruption, privatisation
run amok, Brexiteer vainglory of 'a global Britain', a Euroland
dominated by self-proclaimed nasty parties, and in America, the
unspeakable Trump. As the acclaimed historian Donald Sassoon
observes in this blistering polemic, there were morbid symptoms
galore. Sassoon paints an unforgettable picture of our galloping
descent into political barbarism, mixing blunt exposé and
classical references with an astonishing array of data. Why does
the United States proportionately have more civilians owning guns
than Yemen, where there is a war on? Why did the UK enter the
pandemic with fewer doctors than any EU country except Poland and
Romania? In Morbid Symptoms he refuses to abandon what Antonio
Gramsci termed the optimism of the will, instead recalling a line
from Machiavelli's Istorie fiorentine: 'do not impute past
disorders to the nature of the men, but to the times, which, being
changed, give reasonable ground to hope that, with better
government, our city will have better fortune in the future'.
General
Imprint: |
Verso Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2021 |
Authors: |
Donald Sassoon
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-83976-145-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-83976-145-8 |
Barcode: |
9781839761454 |
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