The great wave : the era of radical disruption and the rise of the outsider
Kakutani, Michiko2024
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In the twenty-first century, a wave of political, cultural, and technological change has capsized our old certainties and assumptions, creating both opportunity and danger. As people lose their faith in old institutions and elites, radical voices at the margins and the grassroots are disrupting the status quo. This is the time of the outsider - the protester, the populist, the hacker. Some of these outsiders have sown chaos, like Donald Trump, and others have provided inspirational leadership, like Volodymyr Zelensky. But all have grasped this precarious moment to make something new. Writing with a critic's incisive understanding of cultural trends, Michiko Kakutani outlines the consequences of these new asymmetries of power, and looks back to similar hinge moments in history, from the waning of the Middle Ages to the aftermath of the Second World War, to find a way forward.
Main title:
The great wave : the era of radical disruption and the rise of the outsider / Michiko Kakutani.
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Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.London : William Collins, 2024.
Collation:
256 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780008706494 (hbk)
Dewey class:
909.83
Language:
English
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BRN:
2913735