Right across the world : the global networking of the Far-Right and the left response / John Feffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feffer, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right and left (Political science).

Right-wing extremists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 180 pages)

Other Title:

Right Across the World

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In a post-Trump world, the right is still very much in power. Significantly more than half the world's population currently lives under some form of right-wing populist or authoritarian rule. Today's autocrats are, at first glance, a diverse band of brothers. But religious, economic, social and environmental differences aside, there is one thing that unites them - their hatred of the liberal, globalised world. This unity is their strength, and through control of government, civil society and the digital world they are working together across borders to stamp out the left. In comparison, the liberal left commands only a few disconnected islands - Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain and Uruguay. So far they have been on the defensive, campaigning on local issues in their own countries. This narrow focus underestimates the resilience and global connectivity of the right. In this book, John Feffer speaks to the world's leading activists to show how international leftist campaigns must come together if they are to combat the rising tide of the right. A global Green New Deal, progressive trans-European movements, grassroots campaigning on international issues with new and improved language and storytelling are all needed if we are to pull the planet back from the edge of catastrophe. This book is both a warning and an inspiration to activists terrified by the strengthening wall of far-right power.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Pluto Press, viewed February 18, 2023.).

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781786808561

1786808560