Search results for ""Author Doug Stokes""
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and
Book SynopsisFollowing the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. Across universities, fringe theories became the new orthodoxy, with a cadre of activists backed by university technocrats adopting a binary worldview of moral certainty, sin and deconstructive redemption through Western self-erasure. This hard-hitting book surveys these developments for the first time. It unpacks and challenges the theories and arguments deployed by ‘decolonisers’ in a university system now characterised by garbled leadership and illiberal groupthink. The desire to question the West’s sense of itself, deconstruct its narratives and overthrow its institutional order is an impulse that, ironically, was underpinned by a more confident and assured Western hegemony, which is now waning and under great strain. If its light continues to dim, who or what will carry the torch for human freedom and progress?Trade ReviewA TLS Book of the Year 2023 ‘incisive, humane and brave’Times Literary Supplement ‘Doug Stokes's book forensically dissects the ideas and practices concerning race, equality, identity and grievance, which are having such an explosive impact on our intellectual and cultural life. Whatever one's sentiments and sympathies, this is a concise and lucid guide to what lies behind the “culture war”.’Robert Tombs, University of Cambridge‘A highly insightful and persuasive contribution to the ongoing global debate about race, equality and decolonisation, going far beyond the walls of academia into wider institutions and the international world order.’Munira Mirza, former head of the No. 10 Policy Unit and CEO of Civic Future‘Doug Stokes’s incisive analysis of the threat posed by critical theory to wider society, particularly the universities, should stand at the top of every reading list about racism, gender and attempts to “decolonise” the curriculum.’David Abulafia, University of Cambridge‘Perhaps books like this one will encourage more academics to summon up the courage to resist the bullying and to challenge the new conformity. Not everyone will agree with them. But everyone who truly cares about truth will welcome the opening up of a debate which the universities have largely foreclosed.’Jonathan Sumption, The Spectator‘Stokes has just struck a match; the result may well be explosive.’The Critic‘an excellent book that can shock as well as inspire’Graeme Kemp, The Equiano ProjectTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Identity politics, decolonisation and social theory2. Racism on campus3. Moral panic and illiberalism in Universities4. History reclaimed5. Accounting for WokeryConclusion: the future of the West?
£13.49
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and
Book SynopsisFollowing the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. Across universities, fringe theories became the new orthodoxy, with a cadre of activists backed by university technocrats adopting a binary worldview of moral certainty, sin and deconstructive redemption through Western self-erasure. This hard-hitting book surveys these developments for the first time. It unpacks and challenges the theories and arguments deployed by ‘decolonisers’ in a university system now characterised by garbled leadership and illiberal groupthink. The desire to question the West’s sense of itself, deconstruct its narratives and overthrow its institutional order is an impulse that, ironically, was underpinned by a more confident and assured Western hegemony, which is now waning and under great strain. If its light continues to dim, who or what will carry the torch for human freedom and progress?Trade ReviewA TLS Book of the Year 2023 ‘incisive, humane and brave’Times Literary Supplement ‘Doug Stokes's book forensically dissects the ideas and practices concerning race, equality, identity and grievance, which are having such an explosive impact on our intellectual and cultural life. Whatever one's sentiments and sympathies, this is a concise and lucid guide to what lies behind the “culture war”.’Robert Tombs, University of Cambridge‘A highly insightful and persuasive contribution to the ongoing global debate about race, equality and decolonisation, going far beyond the walls of academia into wider institutions and the international world order.’Munira Mirza, former head of the No. 10 Policy Unit and CEO of Civic Future‘Doug Stokes’s incisive analysis of the threat posed by critical theory to wider society, particularly the universities, should stand at the top of every reading list about racism, gender and attempts to “decolonise” the curriculum.’David Abulafia, University of Cambridge‘Perhaps books like this one will encourage more academics to summon up the courage to resist the bullying and to challenge the new conformity. Not everyone will agree with them. But everyone who truly cares about truth will welcome the opening up of a debate which the universities have largely foreclosed.’Jonathan Sumption, The Spectator‘Stokes has just struck a match; the result may well be explosive.’The Critic‘an excellent book that can shock as well as inspire’ Graeme Kemp, The Equiano ProjectTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Identity politics, decolonisation and social theory 2. Racism on campus 3. Moral panic and illiberalism in Universities 4. History reclaimed 5. Accounting for Wokery Conclusion: the future of the West?
£33.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Global Energy Security and American Hegemony
Book SynopsisClear and accessible, this cutting-edge contemporary policy analysis will engage scholars of US foreign policy and international relations as well as policymakers grappling with the importance of energy security in today's world.Trade ReviewGlobal Energy Security and American Hegemony should definitely be on your reading list. -- Aaron W. Hughey Daily News 2010 This well-researched book is impressive in its scholarship and insightful analysis of US pursuit of hegemony in oil-rich regions... Highly recommended. Choice 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Global Oil Supplies and US Intervention1. US Hegemony and Global Energy Security2. Counterinsurgency and the Stabilization of Order3. The Persian Gulf and Beyond4. The Caspian Basin: US Oil Hegemony in the Former Soviet Union5. West Africa: Stabilizing the Gulf of Guinea6. Latin America: Capital, Crude, and Counterinsurgency in America's "Backyard"Conclusion: The Futures of American Hegemony?NotesIndex
£29.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Global Energy Security and American Hegemony
Book SynopsisClear and accessible, this cutting-edge contemporary policy analysis will engage scholars of US foreign policy and international relations as well as policymakers grappling with the importance of energy security in today's world.Trade ReviewGlobal Energy Security and American Hegemony should definitely be on your reading list. -- Aaron W. Hughey Daily News 2010 This well-researched book is impressive in its scholarship and insightful analysis of US pursuit of hegemony in oil-rich regions... Highly recommended. Choice 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Global Oil Supplies and US Intervention1. US Hegemony and Global Energy Security2. Counterinsurgency and the Stabilization of Order3. The Persian Gulf and Beyond4. The Caspian Basin: US Oil Hegemony in the Former Soviet Union5. West Africa: Stabilizing the Gulf of Guinea6. Latin America: Capital, Crude, and Counterinsurgency in America's "Backyard"Conclusion: The Futures of American Hegemony?NotesIndex
£55.50
