Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse

Synopsis

An incisive, culturally observant analysis of the evolving mores, manners and taboos of social justice (&“anti-racist&”) orthodoxy, which has profoundly influenced how we think about diversity and freedom of expression, often with complex or paradoxical consequences.In this provocative book, Thomas Chatterton Williams, one of the most revered and reviled social commentators of our time, paints a clear and detailed picture of the ideas and events that have paved the way for the dramatic paradigm shift in social justice that has taken place over the past few years. Taking aim at the ideology of critical race theory, the rise of an oppressive social media, the fall from Obama to Trump, and the twinned crises of COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd, Williams documents the extent to which this transition has altered media, artistic creativity, education, employment, policing, and, most profoundly, the ambient language and culture we use to make sense of our lives.Williams also decries how liberalism—the very foundation of an open and vibrant society—is in existential crisis, under assault from both the right and the left, especially in our predominantly networked, Internet-driven monoculture.Sure to be highly controversial, Summer of Our Discontent is a compelling look at our place in a radically changing world.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

272 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780593534410

Related ISBNs:

9780593534403, 9780593914724, 9780593914731

Publisher:

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Date of Addition:

08/05/25

Copyrighted By:

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government

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