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The Resource The bodies of others : the new authoritarians, COVID-19 and the war against the human, Naomi Wolf, bestselling author of The end of America and Give me liberty

The bodies of others : the new authoritarians, COVID-19 and the war against the human, Naomi Wolf, bestselling author of The end of America and Give me liberty

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"Our pre-March 2020 world is gone forever. Irretrievable. For in league with mass surrender to all-powerful technology, the "restrictions" against human assembly, speech and gathering, culture and worship brought on by pandemic panic have brought new cultural norms frighteningly at odds with traditional Western notions of freedom and independent thought. Indeed, in our fear of public ostracism and shaming and our ready abandonment of free, open, spontaneous, individualistic, egalitarian and tolerant expression, we in the West today live in a world of CCP-style regimentation and conformity. It is a world in which all human endeavor--all human joy, all human fellowship, all human advancement, all human culture, all human song, all human drama, all worship, all surprise, all flirtation, all celebration--is behind a digital pay wall. A world in which we must ask permission of technology to be human. This is a world we must challenge and change"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
iv, 336 pages
Contents
  • March 2020: "lockdown"
  • "Uniform safety for everyone"
  • Understanding the criminals
  • "Standing together by staying apart"
  • The "new normal"
  • How emergency policy is made
  • The unverifiable pandemic
  • "Lockdown" is not "quarantine": what "restrictions" really achieve
  • Frozen with fear: a cult takes shape
  • "The software of life"
  • How masks suppress the human advantage
  • The tech bubble: vast wealth via killing human competition
  • "Vaccine passports" and the end of human liberty
  • Switching you off
  • Theft
  • Heroes
  • Cruelty, cults, coercion
  • Pandemic without end
  • Evil beyond human imagination
  • The new authoritarian vs. the individual
  • Conclusion: resistance
Isbn
9781737478560
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The bodies of others : the new authoritarians, COVID-19 and the war against the human
Title
The bodies of others
Title remainder
the new authoritarians, COVID-19 and the war against the human
Statement of responsibility
Naomi Wolf, bestselling author of The end of America and Give me liberty
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Our pre-March 2020 world is gone forever. Irretrievable. For in league with mass surrender to all-powerful technology, the "restrictions" against human assembly, speech and gathering, culture and worship brought on by pandemic panic have brought new cultural norms frighteningly at odds with traditional Western notions of freedom and independent thought. Indeed, in our fear of public ostracism and shaming and our ready abandonment of free, open, spontaneous, individualistic, egalitarian and tolerant expression, we in the West today live in a world of CCP-style regimentation and conformity. It is a world in which all human endeavor--all human joy, all human fellowship, all human advancement, all human culture, all human song, all human drama, all worship, all surprise, all flirtation, all celebration--is behind a digital pay wall. A world in which we must ask permission of technology to be human. This is a world we must challenge and change"--
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Wolf, Naomi
Dewey number
362.1962/414
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
RA644.C67
LC item number
W63 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • COVID-19 (Disease)
  • COVID-19 (Disease)
  • Epidemics
  • Medical policy
Label
The bodies of others : the new authoritarians, COVID-19 and the war against the human, Naomi Wolf, bestselling author of The end of America and Give me liberty
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-336)
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Content category
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Content type MARC source
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Contents
March 2020: "lockdown" -- "Uniform safety for everyone" -- Understanding the criminals -- "Standing together by staying apart" -- The "new normal" -- How emergency policy is made -- The unverifiable pandemic -- "Lockdown" is not "quarantine": what "restrictions" really achieve -- Frozen with fear: a cult takes shape -- "The software of life" -- How masks suppress the human advantage -- The tech bubble: vast wealth via killing human competition -- "Vaccine passports" and the end of human liberty -- Switching you off -- Theft -- Heroes -- Cruelty, cults, coercion -- Pandemic without end -- Evil beyond human imagination -- The new authoritarian vs. the individual -- Conclusion: resistance
Control code
oc2022001477
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
iv, 336 pages
Isbn
9781737478560
Lccn
oc2022001477
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
The bodies of others : the new authoritarians, COVID-19 and the war against the human, Naomi Wolf, bestselling author of The end of America and Give me liberty
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-336)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
March 2020: "lockdown" -- "Uniform safety for everyone" -- Understanding the criminals -- "Standing together by staying apart" -- The "new normal" -- How emergency policy is made -- The unverifiable pandemic -- "Lockdown" is not "quarantine": what "restrictions" really achieve -- Frozen with fear: a cult takes shape -- "The software of life" -- How masks suppress the human advantage -- The tech bubble: vast wealth via killing human competition -- "Vaccine passports" and the end of human liberty -- Switching you off -- Theft -- Heroes -- Cruelty, cults, coercion -- Pandemic without end -- Evil beyond human imagination -- The new authoritarian vs. the individual -- Conclusion: resistance
Control code
oc2022001477
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
iv, 336 pages
Isbn
9781737478560
Lccn
oc2022001477
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations

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