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The book is a large print reproduction of a historical work, aimed at enhancing accessibility for readers with impaired vision. Published by Megali, a house dedicated to producing such editions, it emphasizes the importance of making historical texts more readable and inclusive.

What would a fair and equal society look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis presents his radical and subversive answer. Imagine it is now 2025 and that years earlier, in the wake of the world financial crisis of 2008, a new post-Capitalist society had been born. In this ingenious book, Yanis Varoufakis draws on the greatest thinkers in European culture from Plato to Marx, as well as the great thought-experiments of science fiction, to offer us a dramatic and tantalising glimpse of a brave new world where the principles of democracy, equality and justice are truly embedded in our economy. Through the eyes of three characters - a liberal economist, a radical feminist and a left-wing technologist - we come to see what would be needed to forge such a world but also at what cost. This transformative vision forces each of us to confront the profound questions and trade-offs that underpin all societies- how do we balance freedom with fairness? How do we unleash the best that humanity has to offer without opening the door to the worst? Another Now offers answers to some of the most pressing questions of today. It also challenges us to consider how far we are willing to go in pursuit of our ideals.

On 12th December 2019, the Left died. That at least was the view of much of Britain's media and political establishment, who saw the electoral defeat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party as the damning repudiation of everything it stood for. Yet, just over four years previously, the election of Corbyn as Labour leader seemed like a sea-change in politics- reanimating not just a party in apparently terminal decline but a country adrift, with a transformative vision based on a more just, more equal society and economy. In this revelatory new book, Owen Jones explores how these ideas took hold, how they promised to change the nature of British politics - and how everything then went profoundly, catastrophically wrong. Why did the Left fail so badly? Where, in this most critical of times, does that failure leave its values and ideas? Where does it leave Britain itself?

THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER 'Fantastic, timely, eye-opening' Armando Iannucci, New Statesman, Books of the Year 'Captures a collective sense of anger and awakening' Matt Haig, Observer, Books of the Year Behind our democracy lurks a powerful but unaccountable network of people who wield massive power and reap huge profits in the process. In exposing this shadowy and complex system that dominates our lives, Owen Jones sets out on a journey into the heart of our Establishment, from the lobbies of Westminster to the newsrooms, boardrooms and trading rooms of Fleet Street and the City. Exposing the revolving doors that link these worlds, and the vested interests that bind them together, Jones shows how, in claiming to work on our behalf, the people at the top are doing precisely the opposite. In fact, they represent the biggest threat to our democracy today - and it is time they were challenged. 'A book of revelations ... The Establishment have stitched it up - stitched you up - and they know it' Danny Dorling, Times Higher Education Supplement 'A dissection of the profoundly and sickeningly corrupt state that is present-day Britain. He is a fine writer, and this is a truly necessary book' Philip Pullman 'Owen Jones is a phenomenon of our times' David Kynaston, The Times Literary Supplement 'You will be enlightened and angry' Irvine Welsh

Medien und Politiker stempeln eine wachsende unterprivilegierte Bevölkerungsgruppe als rücksichtslos, dumm und kriminell ab. Die Mitglieder dieser Klasse werden mit einem haßerfüllten Wort bedacht: 'Prolls'. In seiner grundlegenden Studie untersucht Owen Jones, wie aus dem 'Salz der Erde' der 'Abschaum der Welt' werden konnte. Er zeichnet eine komplexe soziale Realität, während er die Unwissenheit und die Vorurteile entlarvt, die die überall zu findende Karikatur des 'Prolls' formen. Owen Jones berichtet von Krisenzentren inmitten der Welt des Wohlstands, von der wachsenden Armut und der Verzweiflung ganzer Gemeinden, deren Lage durch wirtschaftliche und soziale Verschiebungen immer prekärer wird, während die große Politik, von rechts wie von links bestimmt vom Neoliberalismus und Opportunismus, sie aufgegeben hat. Das 'Proll'-Stereotyp, so Owen Jones, wird von Politik und Medien benutzt, um die Notwendigkeit realer Veränderungen zu verdecken und die wachsende soziale Ungleichheit zu rechtfertigen. Auf der Basis von Gesprächen mit Politikern, Meinungsmachern und Arbeitern ist 'Prolls' eine scharfe Anklage des Medien- und Politestablishments und das verstörende Porträt der Konsequenzen der sozialen Ungleichheit und des Klassenhasses in modernen Gesellschaften.

"In this groundbreaking investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth'. Moving through Westminster 's lobbies and working-class communities from Dagenham to Dewsbury Moor, Jones lays bare the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, and reveals a far more complex reality: the increasing poverty and desperation of people left abandoned by the aspirational, society-fragmenting policies of both the Tories and the New Labour. A damning indictment of the media and political establishment, Chavs is an illuminating, disturbing portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern Britain."--P. [4] of cover.

Access to nuclear weapons, political instability, and deep-rooted economic and social issues have placed Pakistan in the global spotlight. General Pervez Musharraf, re-elected in 2002, is the first leader in three decades to confront the nation’s Islamic extremists. However, questions loom about his ability to control the very forces that contributed to the rise of the Taliban and the ongoing conflict in Kashmir. Can the military and intelligence agencies rein in the radical elements they once nurtured? This compelling history of Pakistan from 1947 onward delves into the societal fractures within the country. It examines the roles of nationalists in the provinces, feudal landlords in rural areas, and the bureaucratic elite in Islamabad, while also analyzing the intricate dynamics between religion, regional politics, and the military. As a BBC correspondent in Pakistan from 1998 to 2001, Bennett Jones provides firsthand accounts of critical events leading to Musharraf's rise, including the 1999 coup, the Kargil conflict, and the nation’s nuclear tests. This book is essential for anyone seeking to grasp the complexities of a country pivotal in the expulsion of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in the 1980s and a key partner in the U.S. war against terrorism post-9/11.

First published in 1856, this re-issue includes the complete text and fine artworks from the original book. All styles of ornamental decoration are covered: Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Indian, Chinese. It also contains the Manifesto of Design that inspired design greats like William Morris.

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