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Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class

Focused on why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class, Despised brings Paul Embery's political study to a complex and consequential subject. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the wider field of political science. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of the subject and why its consequences still deserve attention. The emphasis stays on explanation, context, and the lived consequences behind the larger argument.

Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 2020
Format: Print edition
Pages: 216
ISBN: 9781509539994

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