{"product_id":"the-democratic-gulag-9781433130236","title":"The Democratic Gulag","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Democratic Gulag\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative, comprehensive investigation of the pervasive and transparent power of patriarchy in social evolution and contemporary society. It asserts that we live in a well-constructed ideological, intellectual and social gulag of patriarchal values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that is created through the primary social institutions that we see as the foundations of modern civilization. The book is an in-depth academic study of the role of patriarchy in shaping modern social values and a comprehensive and contemporary cross-contextual analysis of the seminal role and paradoxes of patriarchy as the meta-ideology of human history. Employing the perspective of critical theory, it traces patriarchy through history to our contemporary world by examining its role in shaping democracy, education, religion, politics, economics, leadership and gender relationships. It suggests that rather than a social\/historical curiosity, patriarchy is an under-theorized\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: The legacy of patriarchy – The new patriarchy – Leadership – Education.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039586648407,"sku":"9781433130236","price":119.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433130236.jpg?v=1750944179","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-democratic-gulag-9781433130236","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}