{"product_id":"power-of-the-powerless","title":"Power of the Powerless","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eVáclav Havel's essay \"The Power of the Powerless\" is a powerful call against the tyranny of apathy and a reminder of the importance of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation. Written in 1978, it remains a relevant and inspiring guide for uniting Solidarity movements and fighting against the allure of apathy. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 September 2018\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVáclav Havel’s remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: \u003ci\u003eWorkers of the world, unite!\u003c\/i\u003e Is it a sign of the grocer’s unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Written in 1978, Václav Havel’s meditation on political dissent – the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it – would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Powerless\u003c\/i\u003e remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Havel’s diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 100g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 111 x 176 x 12 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781784875046\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vaclav Havel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101903810810,"sku":"9781784875046","price":6.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/4459c192f01fbd33bba3e90a2b64749c.jpg?v=1631591309","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/power-of-the-powerless","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}