{"product_id":"9798217089215","title":"How to Be a Dissident","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn invigorating guide to fighting back—part philosophy, part history, and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian drift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and intimidation? Where digital technology dehumanizes and flattens us? We need role models, and in this engaging book, acclaimed writer Gal Beckerman goes looking for them. Drawing on the stories of dissidents from around the globe and across time, from Socrates to Ai Weiwei, and thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Iris Murdoch, Beckerman reveals the defining characteristics these extraordinary figures share, a set of attributes and practices for anyone navigating the pressures of modern tyranny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured around ten qualities—among them, \u003cb\u003eBe Pessimistic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBe Funny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBe Reckless\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eBe Immortal\u003c\/b\u003e—this illuminating, surprising book blends intellectual history, biography, and cultural criticism. It charts a dissident’s journey from the solitary moment of recognizing the truth, through the risks of speaking it, to the legacy that can outlast a life. What makes dissidents tick? And how might \u003ci\u003ewe\u003c\/i\u003e change when we encounter them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrgent and inspiring, Beckerman’s book shows that dissidence is a human capacity we can all cultivate, a refusal to betray one’s inner voice, no matter the cost. In a polarized America and a world sliding toward authoritarianism, we need dissidents—not only the jailed and martyred, but also those of us who face small daily compromises of conscience. \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Dissident\u003c\/i\u003e lights the way.","brand":"Gal Beckerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48189674946782,"sku":"9798217089215","price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_104ba92c-06a9-4b89-a1f9-bc94a50f5562.jpg?v=1777688601","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/fr\/products\/9798217089215","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}