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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09SJ1NHG7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 15, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8795809083
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
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James Lindsay is an author, internationally recognized speaker, and the founder and president of New Discourses. He is best known for his relentless criticism of "Woke" ideology, the now-famous Grievance Studies Affair, and his bestselling books including Race Marxism and Cynical Theories, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. In addition to writing and speaking, Lindsay is the voice of the New Discourses Podcast and has been a guest on prominent media outlets including The Joe Rogan Experience, Glenn Beck, Fox News, and NPR.

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The only book you need on critical theories
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The only book you need on critical theories
James Lindsay is THE authority on critical theories. This book is a culmination of many years spent dealing with the contemporary revival of Marxist ideas. Kudos to Lindsay for standing up to an unbelievable pressure from the political and academic far left!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022
Take this advice, and then read this book. Like many, I hadn’t heard about CRT before the 2020 summer of riots, after which I heard the term everywhere. Also like many others, I had no idea what CRT stood for other than calling everything racist and finding racism in the most mundane places like classical orchestras, dogs, and gardening. (Seriously!) After reading this book, I now know more about the theory, its roots, and its aims, and I can coherently argue why it should be vigorously opposed and rooted out of any institution that we want to save from this toxic, divisive ideology.

I appreciate the time Lindsay put into truly understanding CRT’s origins and aims. He is impressively conversant with the writings of related theorists such as Herbert Marcuse, Karl Marx, and Kimberle Crenshaw and quotes many informative passages. I am also grateful that he took to the time to read all that rubbish, so I didn’t have to!

The book ends with some practical ideas for resisting CRT, which anyone can use. These practical ideas range from speaking out and telling the truth to fortifying shared cultural and ethical values. He also offers a larger, more significant tactic to fight it - officially labeling it as a religion - so we can use the Establishment Clause to resist it. While I am not sure how effective this approach would be, it is an interesting one and incited quite a bit of reflection and discussion.

The only thing this book is lacking is an index. It is hard to find some of the notable passages without one. Next time, I hope the publisher adds one.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023
This book is a brilliant masterpiece, which has clearly been produced with an exemplary level of rigorous academic analysis of the existing key publications by the historical figures that had significantly shaped the Critical Social Justice movement. The author's observations carefully refer to the existing evidence, as it explains his angle, well tempered with reason, as it delves into the practical reality of our times. The book succeeds in providing a compelling case, particularly well-referenced with quoted excerpts from the publications of the movement's key figures. Some interesting quoted statements and excerpts -- often nebulous in verbiage -- are elucidated well by the author with a moderated demonstration of meanings, and clear depictions central to the foundation of this thing that is often named Critical Social Justice. This book is a "piece of gold" to behold, if you are the kind of person who is not afraid to play a bit of "Devil's Advocate" in order to "go down a rabbit hole" to get your hands on unadulterated truthful reality.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2023
Lindsay’s lectures and podcasts (New Discourses) are an excellent resource for understanding the current “Woke” culture.

But the breadth and depth of his lectures/podcasts can be intimidating if you’re not already well read on several related topics. So, where should one start? How to get a good 1000 foot view of the “forest” before diving into the specifics of the “trees”?

Race Marxism is that starting place!

Lindsay’s Race Marxism starts w/ a working definition of woke and then continues to unpack its meaning, refining it and exposing a deeper hidden purpose. His approach is like that of pealing an onion, beginning w/ the big picture outer layer and then w/ each additional chapter digging into the origins of Woke ideology.

The result is a stepwise look into the past. We can see Wokism didn’t just explode onto the current scene out of nowhere, but is rooted in a repackaged Utopianism (ie Marxism) that promises this new generation a perfected world but leaving only chaos in its historical wake.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022
James Lindsay’s deep dive into the scourge of Marxism, and its recent manifestation, Critical Race Theory, is excellent! I’ve had the benefit of listening to all his New Discourses podcasts and reading his book written with Helen Pluckrose, and found his treatment of CRT in this book to be even more clear and actionable than his prior work.
While this book is challenging in that it is scholarly and requires understanding the bases for his conclusions and prescriptions, it’s well worth the time required to work through it.
The last chapter would be worth reading alone, but when approached after reading the clear evidence of what CRT is and how it developed, it gave me a very hopeful confidence that once again Marxism will fail to gain a solid foothold in the US and other liberal democratic republics.
It’s a call to action that we have to call CRT what it is, Race Marxism, and banish it from our institutions. Lindsay has inspired me to do my part in this important work.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022
A bit over a year ago, I received an email telling me that a number of students would be excused from my physics class so they could attend a special session for "students of color." I've been trying to understand the ideas that led up to this neo-segregation of my classroom. It's finally all there in one source. Lindsay's book tells me where the ideas originated, who came up with them, and how they are being applied today--all the way back to Hegel. The book is challenging in that it's presenting a number of complex ideas, having you hold on to them, and then showing you how the Woke have used or applied those ideas for their own purposes. The connection of CRT to Marxism is vital to understanding the big picture goals of something like CRT, why its adherents so doggedly pursue power, what they think will happen, and why it's doomed to fail (hopefully in a way that doesn't bring Western Civilization down with it). Magnificent work, Dr. Lindsay.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Short, Readable and Accurate Expose of Critical Race Theory and the Social Justice Movement
Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2022
We're all somewhat familiar with calls for so-called "social justice" today, and many of them seem well intentioned. Whatever one thinks of BLM, or Canada's Bill 67, or the debates over indoctrination in schools in America, most people see foment and turmoil, but don't really understand what's going on. This book is here to cure that: tracing the roots of the ideology called "Critical Theory" from its roots in Marxism to its present day practices, Lindsay precisely outlines and documents where this all came from, what it means, where it's going, and even what he believes we ought to do about it.

Lindsay writes clearly, concisely and with entertaining wit. It's not hard to absorb the information here. But he's also careful, and lays out without prejudice the facts about this particular ideology and what it does, justifying his statements. (A more technical treatment with precise documentation is also available in his other book, "Cynical Theories," written with H. Pluckrose.)

All this is extremely useful information, whether for would-be philosophers, parents, politicians, clergymen, educators, academics, business owners...in fact, for anybody who wants to read one book and become immeasurably better informed about such issues, this is the book for you. And if you want to know more, afterward, this is the book you need to "scafold" your understanding for you. Buy it. You won't regret it.
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Mart
5.0 out of 5 stars Viele Originalzitate
Reviewed in Germany on March 30, 2024
Viele politische Bücher sind voller unbelegter Vorwürfe. Dieses Buch hält es anders. Es werden sehr umfangreich Originalquellen zitiert, damit der Leser sich selbst ein Bild machen kann.

Damit ist dieses Buch trotz seiner teilweise schwierigen Struktur eine wertvolle Informationsquelle für alle, die sich über die marxistischen Wurzeln des "Anti-Rassismus" informieren möchten
Mo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2023
One of the best book I've read about the genesis of the current political paralysis in the West. Highly recommend it.
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Reuben
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good philosophical and application treatment of CRT
Reviewed in Australia on July 19, 2023
Very well written, although being philosophically dense here and there, it’s the most excellent and appropriate overview of CRT I have ever read, without the codified language.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 批判的人種理論はマルクシズムか?
Reviewed in Japan on May 11, 2022
ここ2-3年どうも気になっているのがcritical race theory(CRT:批判的人種理論)だ。近年のアメリカでは学校教育を巡ってこの問題が大きく取り上げられている。いったいこの問題とは何か?日本でも福井義高氏がわかりやすい概観を昨年産経新聞に載せていた。

この関連で、一昨年「Cynical Theories」という作品を読んだが、この共著者の内の一人が最近出した「Race Marxism」がこのCRTの問題を正面から取り扱っている。CRTの定義やその実態、その歴史的な発端やその変貌の経緯や背景が詳しく取り上げられている。

この作品が類書や「cynical theories」と異なるのは、CRTを明確にマルクシズムと捉えている点。だからタイトルが「Race Marxism」、つまり「人種マルクシズム」となっている。

どうもこのタイトルには違和感を覚えた。マルクス主義といえば、基本的には、下部構造(経済関係)が上部構造(意識)を規定するという経済決定主義と理解するのが一般的だろう。そこで「人種マルクシズム」という言葉はどうもおさまりが悪い。CRTが社会の基盤からの転覆を狙う左翼的な言説であることは言うまでもないが、これははたしてマルクシズムといえるのだろうか。というわけで、この作品を取り寄せて読んでみた。

この作品、読み始めて驚いたが、実はかなり読みにくい。文章がこなれていないのだ。editorがcheckしたのだろうか。文章のつなぎもわかり難いし、むやみに長くなってしまうところも多々ある。CRTの原典自体がわかり難い言葉や論理を多用している。まいったなと思い、youtubeをチェックしてみると、作者自身がこの作品の解説をしているのだ。Youtubeでの語りを聞いてみて分かったのだが、おそらくこの作品は口述筆記なのだろう。

まいったなと思いながらも、一月かけてじっくり読んでみたのだが、読後感としては、マルクシズムの議論構成や発想の特徴についての解説をこれだけ集中的に読んだのは久しぶり。何十年ぶりだろうか。登場人物もほとんど知らない最近のCRTの提唱者からマルクーゼ(!)に始まり、グラムシ、ルカーチ、フランクフルト学派、さかのぼるとルソーやヘーゲルにまで多岐にわたる。

というわけで、資本主義の成功に直面したマルクス主義の失敗とその変貌が詳しく取り上げられる。そのなかで、さまざまな初耳のターミノロジーが飛び交う。古典的マルクス主義、Vulgar marxism(粗野なマルクス主義), neo-marxism(新マルクス主義)、cultural marxism(文化マルクス主義), identity marxism(アイデンティティ・マルクス主義)という新手の言葉が頻出するのだ。それぞれの言葉が、原典を引用しながら、詳細に解説されていく。

経済的生産関係から文化的生産関係への分析と実践の力点のシフト、労働者から様々なminorityへの革命の担い手のシフト、白人種という財産 (property)という視角, マルクス主義の弁証法に色濃く影響された紛争論(aufhebenからintersectionality)、理論と実際の交錯に貫徹するCRTの権力論(プロレタリア独裁に変わるものとしての批判的人種理論家による独裁), リベラルデモクラシーの様々な言葉や概念の意味の転覆と倒立、そして社会転覆の後の見果てぬユートピアへの憧憬(マルクスもCRTも転覆の後に来るものについては語らない)。古典的なマルクス主義の基本的な骨格は、どれもが時代への対応に伴う変貌をとげながらも、その基本的な方向性を変えることなく、現代のCRTにそのままつながっているというのだ。

CRTがマルクス主義かどうかは、つまるところは、マルクス主義をどう定義するというところに帰着するのだろう。というわけで、「CRTがマルクス主義かどうか」という議論は本質的にはどうでもいいのかも。あくまでもアメリカの文化的な文脈のなかでマルクス主義という言葉が持つ強い否定的なニュアンスを利用するために、この題名が選択されたのだろう。

問題はCRTが、その本質を隠微に隠しながら、現代の文化的な組織やビジネスを乗っ取りつつあるということだろう。
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