{"product_id":"freedom-to-think-the-long-struggle-to-liberate-our-minds-9781838951535","title":"Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate Our Minds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling, powerful and necessary.' Shoshana Zuboff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. They also shape our everyday thoughts, choices and actions - from who we date to whether we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart history and part manifesto, \u003ci\u003eFreedom to Think\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with shocking case-studies across politics, criminal justice, and everyday life, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e... We have all sleepwalked into this gloomy fairytale, and it's time to wake up. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom to Think \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ecould not be more timely\u003c\/b\u003e... As the world experiences yet another brutal reminder of how far authoritarians will go to control and suppress their populations, [Alegre's] recommendations feel freshly relevant. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimely \u003c\/b\u003e[and] \u003cb\u003ethought\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003eprovoking\u003c\/b\u003e... One of Alegre's most compelling arguments for freedom of thought is that it allows us to try out ideas, to explore and test combinations of thoughts and concepts. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfoundly essential \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003edeeply engaging\u003c\/b\u003e. If freedom of thought and the very possibility of a free society are to survive the digital century, then we urgently need the rights and laws that will make it so. Thankfully, Alegre stands with us to lead and light the way, beginning with her \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003enecessary \u003c\/b\u003ebook. * Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ethought\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003eprovoking\u003c\/b\u003e... [a] hard-hitting examination of the evils of Big Tech and, to a lesser extent, the surveillance state. * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant, accessible book by a brilliant lawyer. Freedom of thought is a fundamental human right and Susie Alegre powerfully argues that it needs to be harnessed now. * Helena Kennedy QC, author of Eve was Framed *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom to Think\u003c\/i\u003e identifies and then fills a gaping hole in how we consider the world. It is a book that will shake and refresh, but ultimately leave you more hopeful about the future. * Alison Goldsworthy, CEO of The Depolarization Project and author of Poles Apart *\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and entertaining. A call to action on one of the most pressing issues of our time. * Jennifer Robinson, leading human rights lawyer *\u003cbr\u003eAlegre asks a provocative and original question as we struggle to understand and react to our increasingly technologized world: are we losing our freedom of thought? Her ideas are much needed. * David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect *\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful and engaging book: profound, moving, and even funny. * Johnny Ryan, leading privacy campaigner *\u003cbr\u003eIn the absence of adequate scrutiny or accountability, technology has developed to undermine the keystone for human dignity: the right to freedom of thought. In this timely and pioneering book Alegre contributes a sorely needed vision for how we may protect a \"forgotten freedom\" and collectively avert an Orwellian future. This book is an insightful and urgent wake-up call. * Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful and persuasive. This important, finely written book explains why we must protect that most fundamental of our freedoms at a time when it is in danger of being overborne by profit-making propaganda, fake news and hate-fuelled social media. * Geoffrey Robertson QC, founder of Doughty Street Chambers *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom to Think \u003c\/i\u003eis an effective wake-up call for those unaware of the scale of efforts to restrict and control our thoughts. * Engineering \u0026amp; Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: \tInner Freedom 2: \tOf Gods and Men 3: \tInside Your Head 4: \tThe Politics of Persuasion 5: \tThe Power of Human Rights 6: \tFacebook Knows You Better 7: \tThe Ministry of Truth 8: \tConsenting Adults 9: \tSocial Credit 10: \tPre-Crime and Punishment 11: \tBody and Soul 12: \tWe Don't Need No Thought Control 13: \tThe Backlash 14: \tFreeing Our Minds","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516171215191,"sku":"9781838951535","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freedom-to-think-the-long-struggle-to-liberate-our-minds-9781838951535","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}