{"product_id":"clear-bright-future-a-radical-defence-of-the-human-being-paperback","title":"Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty? Are we now just consumers shaped by market forces? A sequence of DNA? A collection of base instincts? Or will we soon be supplanted by algorithms and A.I. anyway? In \u003ci\u003eClear Bright Future\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Mason calls for a radical, impassioned defense of the human being, our universal rights and freedoms and our power to change the world around us. Ranging from economics to Big Data, from neuroscience to the culture wars, he draws from his on-the-ground reporting from mass protests in Istanbul to riots in Washington, as well as his own childhood in an English mining community, to show how the notion of humanity has become eroded as never before. In this book Paul Mason argues that we are still capable--through language, innovation and co-operation--of shaping our future. He offers a vision of humans as more than puppets, customers or cogs in a machine. This work of radical optimism asks: Do you want to be controlled? Or do you want something better?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Mason\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and film-maker. Previously economics editor of Channel 4 News, his books include\u003ci\u003e PostCapitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: the New Global Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Live Working Die Fighting\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Rare Earth: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47434629185757,"sku":"9780141986722","price":23.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/v_QYdL2RrB9780141986722.webp?v=1771381146","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/clear-bright-future-a-radical-defence-of-the-human-being-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}