Is It Tomorrow Yet? Paradoxes of the Pandemic

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARbr>br>One of our most scintillating public intellectuals explores the political paradoxes of the pandemic and helps us think our way through itbr>br>''We are able to imagine anything because we are being besieged by something that was considered unimaginable...''br>br>Beneath the panic and bluster, beneath the confusing speeches and the conflicting advice, the Coronavirus pandemic acted, changing our world in the most profound ways. The tragic human cost and the economic devastation will be assessed and calculated for decades to come. But the pandemic also changed things in ways that are less easily expressed and understood. It has made bare the frayed contradictions of modern life. It has distorted things that seemed simple and settled. It has affirmed plain, uncomfortable truths. br>br>In this brilliant, thought-provoking essay, Ivan Krastev, one of our most interesting thinkers today, explores the pandemic''s immediate consequences and conceives of its long-term legacy. Will things be different for the communities most harmed, and for those who escaped the worst? Where are we now with the US and China, with the UK and Europe? And how do we think our way through the unthinkable?>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ivan Krastev, Krastev Ivan
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 03.03.2022
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9780141995175
• ISBN: 978-0-14-199517-5
• Numero di pagine: 96
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.5 cm
• Categorie: Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Health economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, 21st Century, Illness & addiction: social aspects, History: plagues, diseases etc, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, c 2020 to c 2029, History: plagues, diseases, famines, communitarianism good government global health world health organisation, twenty lessons for the twentieth century David Runciman how democracy ends, Norman Davies beneath another sky David Goodhart Paul Collier, jan werner-muller matthew goodwin national populism david goodhart head hand heart czeslaw milosz, Boris Johnson populism isolation social distance post-pandemic ethics, Fareed Zakaria Peter Hennessy a duty of care naomi klein on fire the shock doctrine kevin o'rourke, yuval noah harari yanis varoufakis paul collier john kay greed is dead ian kershaw, inequality globalisation markets healthcare system National Health Service, democracy nationalism pandemic coronavirus COVID-19 Donald Trump Joe Biden