{"product_id":"keywords-for-capitalism-power-society-politics-paperback","title":"Keywords for Capitalism: Power, Society, Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Patrick Leary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003eliberal\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003ethe economy\u003c\/b\u003e the terms used by \u003cb\u003epundits\u003c\/b\u003e and politicians to\u003cbr\u003e explain our civic structures tend to obscure as much as they reveal \u003cbr\u003eabout the reality they ostensibly describe. Yet the enduring vocabulary \u003cbr\u003eof \u003cb\u003eradical\u003c\/b\u003e movement-building can be equally opaque when filtered through\u003cbr\u003e both the distortions of the status quo and the partisan interests of \u003cbr\u003ethe activist left. How do we make sense of terms like \u003cb\u003esocialism\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eintersectional\u003c\/b\u003e that are so routinely used and abused by such a wide \u003cbr\u003earray of commentators from across the political spectrum? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeywords for Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e is a probing and insightful guide \u003cbr\u003edesigned to equip readers with the tools to do just that. Leary takes a \u003cbr\u003ewit-sharpened scalpel to the evasions, neologisms, and half-truths that \u003cbr\u003ecrowd 'the discourse' and reveals the \u003cb\u003eideology\u003c\/b\u003e of the mainstream \u003cbr\u003epolitical media that lies just below the surface. In the process he also\u003cbr\u003e carefully leads readers through the very real debates about the words \u003cbr\u003ethat really \u003cem\u003edo\u003c\/em\u003e mean something, attentively distinguishing the substance worth preserving from the froth that should be dismissed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis masterful dressing down of corporate media jargon is \u003cbr\u003eaccompanied by over thirty illustrations that amplify and augment \u003cbr\u003eLeary's searing words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Patrick Leary is the author of \u003cem\u003eKeywords: The New Language of Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Cultural History of Underdevelopment: Latin America in the US Imagination. \u003c\/em\u003eHe teaches social studies in the Philadelphia public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53736313848172,"sku":"9781642597028","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/9a7f053e65c1392914b918a1c21d65ce_9a686440-b102-4388-8cd1-3e1a4ae8a2b4.webp?v=1778406875","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/keywords-for-capitalism-power-society-politics-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}