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One of the most 'original and compelling pieces of political writing' to come out of the Soviet Union, published in Vintage Classics on its fortieth anniversary Vaclav Havel's remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window- Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer's unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves? Written in 1978, Vaclav Havel's meditation on political dissent - the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it - would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy. 'Havel's diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj MishraProduct Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139781784875046
eBay Product ID (ePID)2317757067
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Power of the Powerless
Publication Year2018
SubjectGovernment, Politics
TypeTextbook
AuthorVaclav Havel
Subject AreaPolitical Science
Dimensions
Item Height178 mm
Item Weight111 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorVaclav Havel