Pre-Empt Trump and Farage: The Little Black Book of the Populist Right
Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar's no-nonsense guide explains the new 21st century strongmen – and how to fight them.
Trump’s potential return looms over the United States. Farage and the Conservatives are setting the stage for a radical nationalist opposition in the UK. In Europe, hard-right nativists across the continent are surging, with Le Pen’s National Front in France and the German AfD achieving unprecedented results this weekend.
A unique new breed of strongman leaders is on the ascent across the Western world – and they aren’t slowing down.
The latest release from Byline Books, The Little Black Book of the Populist Right, is your straight-talking guide to confronting the defining political challenge of the 21st century. Who votes for these parties? Why is democracy no longer sacred? Who are the movers and shakers and what do they stand to gain?
Veteran writers Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar address all these questions, in addition to an even more fundamental one: how do we realistically fight back? What lessons can we learn from the mid-20th century’s fight against fascism, and from the failed progressive campaigns of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s?
As the book hits the printers, grab it pre-sale now direct from us and support one-of-a-kind independent publishers dedicated to rigorous analysis and critical perspectives.
Orders to be shipped July 2024.
Praise for the Little Black Book of the Populist Right:
This brilliant book tells us concisely and sharply why we should fear the rise of national populists and what we do to halt the politics they peddle”
–" Neal Lawson, Director, Compass
“Liberal democracies face perhaps the most dangerous challenge since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Bloomfield and Edgar’s discussion of the ideological underpinnings of national populism – and the threat that it poses – combines both clear and concise analysis with a compelling case for action.”
– Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King’s College London
“There is no longer a guard rail between democratic politics and populism. A nationalist poison has entered the blood-stream of parliaments across the West. But it’s no time for panic and despair. Here’s a vital book from seasoned political writers to show how to push it back into the dark zone it came from, with a hope for democratic renewal. Read it to revive optimism that it can and must be overcome.”
– Polly Toynbee, Guardian Columnist