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With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307474891125,"sku":"9781804294260","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804294260_ca6449db-c69e-4efd-bbea-068a2360e38f.jpg?v=1786026760"},{"product_id":"9781839762949","title":"The Tragedy of the Worker","description":"\u003cb\u003eFacing irreversible climate change, the planet is en route to apocalypse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To understand the scale of what faces us and how it ramifies through every corner of our lives is to marvel at our inaction. 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They set out a new way to think about the Anthropocene. \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of the Worker\u003c\/i\u003e demands an alternative future—the Proletarocene—one capable of repairing the ravages of capitalism and restoring the world.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307594658165,"sku":"9781839762949","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839762949_2c60a175-0366-4592-8964-ceb2af25d24b.jpg?v=1786027806"},{"product_id":"9781911648413","title":"The Disenchanted Earth","description":"Richard Seymour is one of the UK's leading public intellectuals. A regular contributor to a range of periodicals including the Guardian, The New York Times, the Financial Times and the London Review of Books, he combines an incisive and well-honed intelligence with exceptional political antennae. 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