A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

'The most important non-fiction book of the year' - David Hare

At a time when people across the political spectrum in Europe and America were celebrating a major achievement and felt a common purpose, the essence of things changed radically as extremism re-emerged and relations soured. Anne Applebaum analyzes this story in an original way, focusing on individuals who found themselves at critical junctures in the past three years. When politics becomes polarized, which side should you support? For journalists, intellectuals, and citizens, how should they confront the revival of authoritarian or nationalist ideas? The author provides a new understanding of the dynamics of public life in Europe and America, both in the present and recent past.

Pages: 224, Dimensions: 13x13cm