{"title":"Walter Benn Michaels","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalter Benn Michaels offers incisive explorations of contemporary political thought, unpicking the intersections of class, ideology, and power. His writings challenge prevailing narratives and invite readers to reconsider the foundations of political discourse with rigorous analysis and sharp critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging deeply with themes of social justice and economic inequality, Michaels' work provides a thoughtful and often provocative perspective within \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e. His approach combines intellectual clarity with a commitment to examining the forces shaping modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"no-politics-but-class-politics-by-adolph-reed-jr-9781912475575","title":"No Politics But Class Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenouncing racism and celebrating diversity have become central to progressive politics. For many on the left, it seems, social justice would consist of an equitable distribution of wealth, power and esteem among racial groups. But as Adolph Reed Jr. and Walter Benn Michaels argue in this incisive collection of essays, the emphasis here is tragically misplaced. Not only can a fixation with racial disparities distract from the pervasive influence of class, it can actually end up legitimising economic inequality. As Reed and Michaels put it, \"racism is real and anti-racism is both admirable and necessary, but extant racism isn't what principally produces our inequality and anti-racism won't eliminate it\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Politics but Class Politics\u003c\/em\u003e gathers together Reed and Michaels's recent essays on inequality, along with a newly commissioned interview with the authors and an illuminating foreword by Daniel Zamora and Anton Jäger. These writings eschew the sloppy thinking and moral posturing that too often characterise discussions of race and class in favour of clear-eyed social, cultural and historical analysis. Reed and Michaels make the case here for a genuinely radical politics: a politics which aspires not to the establishment of a demographically representative social elite, but instead to economic justice for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487428428012,"sku":"9781912475575","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16808552ec66955a5069e489f8f7adec.jpg?v=1775777563"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/walter-benn-michaels.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}