{"product_id":"war-for-eternity-inside-bannons-farright-circle-of-global-power-brokers-isbn-9780062978455","title":"War for Eternity: Inside Bannon's Far-Right Circle of Global Power Brokers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e' Summer Books of 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn explosive and unprecedented\u003cbr\u003einside look at Steve Bannon's entourage of global powerbrokers and the hidden\u003cbr\u003ealliances shaping today's geopolitical upheaval.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, \u003cem\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/em\u003e named\u003cbr\u003eSteve Bannon “the most dangerous political operative in America.” Since then,\u003cbr\u003ehe has grown exponentially more powerful—and not only in the United States. In\u003cbr\u003ethis groundbreaking and urgent account, award-winning scholar of the radical\u003cbr\u003eright Benjamin Teitelbaum takes readers behind-the-scenes of Bannon's global campaign\u003cbr\u003eagainst modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a radical\u003cbr\u003etwentieth-century ideology called Traditionalism, Bannon and a small group of\u003cbr\u003eright-wing powerbrokers are planning new political mobilizations on a global\u003cbr\u003escale—discussed and debated in secret meetings organized by Bannon in hotel\u003cbr\u003esuites and private apartments in DC, Europe and South America. Their goal?\u003cbr\u003eTo upend the world order and reorganize geopolitics on the basis of archaic values\u003cbr\u003erather than modern ideals of democracy, freedom, social progress, and human\u003cbr\u003erights. Their strenuous efforts are already producing results, from the\u003cbr\u003efortification of borders throughout the world and the targeting of immigrants, to\u003cbr\u003ethe undermining of the European Union and United States governments, and the\u003cbr\u003eexpansion of Russian influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from exclusive interviews\u003cbr\u003ewith Bannon’s hidden network of far-right thinkers, years of academic research\u003cbr\u003einto the radical right, and with unprecedented access to the esoteric salons\u003cbr\u003ewhere they meet, Teitelbaum exposes their considerable impact on the world and\u003cbr\u003etheir radical vision for the future.  \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This is no dry academic text. Teitelbaum writes like a journalist, in a style that is engaging, empathetic but always critical. The result is a fascinating book … Informed, engaging and insightful.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEoin Ó Broin, the Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a most alarming book, with a terrible, pertinent relevance. . . . The horrid truth is that this author has produced a book to make us tremble. . . . Given the complexity of the subject, it is thus surprisingly easy to read. His initial attempt was to explain how the far right hoped to change the world; now the world itself has changed, we can only hope that our democracies are strong enough to withstand.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Langdon, The Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Astonishing and chilling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamon Linker, The Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book has the makings of a fine Hollywood script.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Teitelbaum has offered us a wonderfully written, easy to read, and profoundly thoughtful look into a shadowy White House whisperer.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerry Lembcke, Covert Action\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Teitelbaum describes this book as a mix of ethnography and investigative journalism. It succeeds on both counts. War for Eternity demonstrates the author’s vast knowledge of the radical right and provides an accurate account of the various ideological currents he examines. Unlike most academic ethnographic studies, however, this book is exceptionally readable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Hawley, author of Making Sense of the Alt-Right, Law and Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intriguing new study of the western right… Traditionalism is thus occultish and mystical, beyond even a Nietzschean politics of the will, and Teitelbaum makes clear its influence” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuy Rundle, Crikey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quite an interesting book” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsaac Weishalpt, Illuminati Watcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Enlightening and very interesting…quite honest in the way [it] discussed Steve Bannon and his objectives..” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Patrick Leahy, Tennessee Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Teitelbaum’s quest to find the Traditionalist roots of these men is dogged… a curious tale of hidden ideas operating in the undergrowth of the far-right populist revolt.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Ivens, The Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A US scholar speaks to global far-right figures and argues that they are linked by an obscure philosophy, traditionalism...This all sounds crackpot, until you contemplate Trump’s tearing down of the US administrative state. Environmental Protection Agency, State Department, Education Department: all were handed over to people who had vowed to wreck them. . . . \u003cem\u003eWar for Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e joins the dots between this newly influential philosophy and leading personalities from the global right.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuke Harding, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed this book…once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down…utterly fascinating” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTonio Epstein, Vermont Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Illuminating.“  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Berg, Wisconsin Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Timely, insightful and often troubling. . . \u003cem\u003eWar for Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e is predominantly an attempt to understand the ideology of Bannon and other important alt-right figures. . . Teitelbaum enjoys remarkable access to them and uses his background research into the contemporary far right to fill in the gaps, draw connections and explain the bigger picture.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKieran Pender, Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A breathless account.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fast-paced account that reads like a Dan Brown novel. Rich in cinematic description, it cuts from ornate hotel lobbies to Caucasian battlefields, from Steve Bannon’s couch to a Hare Krishna ashram in Mumbai. . . . Gripping, and convincingly makes the case that eastern-themed ideas have influenced thinkers on the right.“ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Kaufmann, Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Solid research” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeraldine Doogue, National Radio (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Very detailed and well-reasoned, an important exposé of the underpinnings of the movement.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelangelo Signorine, The Signorine Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cleverer and more fair-minded than most critiques.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An extraordinary work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A must read.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalli Casser-Jayne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Benjamin Teitelbaum has just published a major new book on contemporary Traditionalism…Although \u003cem\u003eWar for Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e is written in light, journalistic style, it is based on thorough research…required reading.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Sedgwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Very, very interesting indeed.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreddy Gray, Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Insightful and immersive. . . Teitelbaum argues that Bannon's rise, alongside counterparts in countries such as Brazil and Russia, can be traced to an obscure intellectual current that you have never heard of. . . If you are interested in exploring the intellectual traditions that underpin today's populist revolt, this is a useful place to start.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Goodwin, Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889040945381,"sku":"NP9780062978455","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062978455.jpg?v=1730230374","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/war-for-eternity-inside-bannons-farright-circle-of-global-power-brokers-isbn-9780062978455","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}