| ISBN | 9781787384682 |
| Call Number | JC423 .B86 2021 |
| Author | Burleigh, Michael, 1955- |
| Title | Populism : Before and After the Pandemic / Michael Burleigh |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Imprint | London : Hurst & Company, 2021 |
| Physical | v, 98 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Content | 1. We the People -- 2. Russia and Britain -- 3. A Journey Through History, Populism and Nationalism -- 4. Populists and the Pandemic: Will This Be the End of Them? |
| Summary | We are said to be living in an age of anger, and national populist movements are often identified as its political manifestation. In 'Populism' Michael Burleigh explores this new global era, drawing on his Engelsberg Lectures. The first chapter explores the nature of mass anger, mainly in Europe and the US: how might popular discontent be artificially incited and sustained by elite figures claiming to speak for the common people? The second chapter compares the difficult aftermaths of empire in Britain and Russia. Has that experience fostered these countries' sense of exceptionality and inability to evolve into normal societies? Many national populist movements exploit History, as we saw with the so-called 'statue wars' reignited in 2020. The third chapter ranges across Europe, but also China, where a nationalised version of History has become intrinsic to social support for the ruling Communist Party. |
| Subject | Populism. (19) |
| | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Political aspects. (8) |
| | Populism -- Europe. |
| | Populism -- United States. (3) |
| Holding | LIC |
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