{"product_id":"aftershock-9781350354326","title":"Aftershock","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Feffer is a freelance journalist and director of the Foreign Policy In Focus programme at the Institute for Policy Studies. His journalism has spanned Eastern and Central Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. His previous books include the novel \u003ci\u003eSplinterlands\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) as well as \u003ci\u003eShock Waves: Eastern Europe After the Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eCrusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA searching, analytical work that tries to make sense of where the former East bloc countries are today and why they arrived there. The lucid, gripping narrative is a joy to read and packed with ideas.'\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * International Politics and Society *\u003cbr\u003eJohn Feffer brings to this story a traveller’s eye, a rich store of experiences, and a wise perspective. His thoughtful book is a reminder that few nations, anywhere, easily throw off the heritage of tyranny. * Adam Hochschild, author of Spain in our Hearts and King Leopold’s Ghost *\u003cbr\u003eA breath-taking whirlwind tour through the transformations of eastern Europe over the past 30 years. With its account of the travails of contemporary capitalism, it is also astonishingly relevant for understanding pressing political problems in the United States as well. * David Ost, author of The Defeat of Solidarity: Anger and Politics in Post-Communist Europe *\u003cbr\u003eA brisk, vivid and wide-ranging survey of a region in the grip of neoliberalism. As Feffer makes clear, this is hardly just a book about Eastern Europe, as the challenges there now seem to be spreading throughout the world. Feffer’s sense of the future evinces both pessimism of the mind and optimism of the will. * Lawrence Weschler, author of Vermeer in Bosnia and Calamities of Exile *\u003cbr\u003eJohn Feffer is our 21st-century Jack London. * Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums *\u003cbr\u003eBoth a merciless political history and a compassionate political psychology of central and eastern Europe’s post-Cold War transformation. * Miklos Haraszti, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Belarus *\u003cbr\u003eAn essential account of our post-liberal times. * Padraic Kenney, author of A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe, 1989 *\u003cbr\u003eFeffer’s vivid, finely crafted chronicle, stocked with real-life characters, explains what went awry in Eastern Europe after communism * Paul Hockenos, author of Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall, and the Birth of the New Berlin *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Exile Off Main Street     Part I: Stepping Backward    1. Pyramids of Sacrifice    2. The Journey to Utopia    3. The Revenge of the Provinces    4. The Faces of Illiberalism     5. Unexploded Ordnance     Interlude: Stepping Backward, Leaping Forward    Part II: Leaping Forward    6. Reinvention of Self    7. The Talented Tenth    8. The New Dissidents    9. The Next Generation    10. Creating New Worlds     Conclusion: The Future of Illiberalism","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407540592983,"sku":"9781350354326","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350354326.jpg?v=1730499718","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aftershock-9781350354326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}