The Covid Consensus: The New Politics of Global Inequality by Toby Green (Englis

Description: The Covid Consensus by Toby Green While numerous books consider covid, this is a unique take in considering the disproportionate effect of lockdown on the poorest in society FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why does Western pandemic policy have support across the political spectrum, when its social impacts conflict with ideology on both right and left?During the pandemic, the Left has agreed that following the science with hard lockdowns is the best way to preserve life; only irresponsible right-wing populists oppose them. But social science shows that while the rich have got richer, those suffering most under lockdown are the already disadvantaged: the poor, the young, and--most overlooked of all--the Global South. The UN is predicting tens of millions of deaths from hunger and warning that decades of development are being reversed. Equally, why have conservatives backed lockdowns and other major interventions, creating the big state that they usually abhor?These contradictions within the great consensus of Western pandemic response are part of a broader crisis in Western thought. Toby Green peels back the policy paradoxes to reveal irreconcilable beliefs in our societies. These deep divisions are now bursting into the open, with devastating consequences for the global poor. Author Biography Toby Green, formerly a journalist and travel writer, is Professor of Precolonial and Lusophone African History and Culture at Kings College London. His 2019 book A Fistful of Shells won the British Academys Nayef Al-Rohdan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, the American Historical Associations Jerry Bentley Prize in World History and the Historical Writers Association Non-Fiction Crown. Review [The Covid Consensus] is the best hope yet of an antidote to the Covid lobotomy, performing the near impossible task of detailing … the great horrors that government lockdowns have brought to bear on populations in the Global North and South, without once betraying the kind of outrage that causes those who believe in the Covid narrative to close their ears and shut their eyes, both to fact and to feeling. -- Lockdown Sceptics Long Description Why does Western pandemic policy have support across the political spectrum, when its social impacts conflict with ideology on both right and left? During the pandemic, the Left has agreed that following the science with hard lockdowns is the best way to preserve life; only irresponsible right-wing populists oppose them. But social science shows that while the rich have got richer, those suffering most under lockdown are the already disadvantaged: the poor, the young, and--most overlooked of all--the Global South. The UN is predicting tens of millions of deaths from hunger and warning that decades of development are being reversed. Equally, why have conservatives backed lockdowns and other major interventions, creating the big state that they usually abhor? These contradictions within the great consensus of Western pandemic response are part of a broader crisis in Western thought. Toby Green peels back the policy paradoxes to reveal irreconcilable beliefs in our societies. These deep divisions are now bursting into the open, with devastating consequences for the global poor. Review Quote "Even in the face of viruses and death, some humans are still more equal than others. This book demonstrates it abundantly while challenging conventional wisdom on the pandemic and how to confront it."-- Gilbert Achcar, SOAS University of London "In a grave pandemic, what is the acceptable level of mortality risk relative to the damage to society, economy and poor countries from lockdowns? Toby Greens searching scrutiny and anguished analysis of this dilemma is a much-needed corrective to simplistic slogans."-- Ramesh Thakur, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Emeritus Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University "An admirably measured description of 2020s immeasurable destruction, charting the shocking fallout from governments virus-suppression policies in the Global North and South. The Covid Consensus should be read by everyone who still believes that lockdowns save lives."-- Sinead Murphy, Lecturer in Philosophy, Newcastle University Details ISBN1787385221 Author Toby Green Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Year 2021 ISBN-10 1787385221 ISBN-13 9781787385221 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-04-22 Pages 288 Language English Subtitle The New Politics of Global Inequality UK Release Date 2021-04-22 Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-04-22 DEWEY 320.011 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-02-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134796311;

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