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Author:
Gal Beckerman
Publisher:
Crown
Date:
February 15, 2022
We tend to think of revolutions as loud: frustrations and demands shouted in the streets. But the ideas fueling them have traditionally been conceived in much quieter spaces, in the small, secluded corners where a vanguard can whisper among themselves, imagine alternate realities, and deliberate about how to achieve their goals. This book is a search for those spaces, over centuries and across continents, and a warning thatâin a world dominated by social mediaâthey might soon go extinct.
What The Reviewers Say
Its title notwithstanding, The Quiet Before crackles with noise: Chartist orators whipping up support for suffrage... Futurist manifesto-shouters...white supremacists chanting.
Like other works on the 'smart thinking' shelf that swing between cultural history and how-to manual, The Quiet Before scavenges past events and present trends on a pattern-seeking quest.
Beckerman’s wide range is impressive and makes The Quiet Before the most original book I’ve read in a long time.
The book’s preliminary pages and dust jacket are replete with zealous endorsements from literary VIPs.
