Revolt

The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization

By: Nadav Eyal

Narrated by: Haim Watzman, Kaleo Griffith

Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is not sustainable. He contends that the collapse of the current world order is not so much about the imbalance between technological achievement and social progress or the breakdown of liberal democracy as it is about a passion to upend and destroy power structures that have become hollow, corrupt or simply unresponsive to urgent needs. Eyal illuminates the benign and malignant forces that have so rapidly transformed our economic, political and cultural realities, shedding light not only on the economic and cultural revolution that has come to define our time but also on the counterrevolution waged by those it has marginalized and exploited.

With a mixture of journalistic narrative, penetrating vignettes, and original analysis, Revolt shows that the left and right have much in common. Eyal tells stories of distressed Pennsylvania coal miners, anarchist communes on the outskirts of Athens, a Japanese town with collapsing fertility rates, neo-Nazis in Germany, and Syrian refugee families whom he accompanied from the shores of Greece to their destination in Germany. Into these reports from the present Eyal weaves lessons from the past, from the opium wars in China to colonialist Haiti to the Marshall Plan. With these historical ties, he shows that the revolts’ roots have always been deep and strong, and that rather than seeing current uprisings as part of a passing phenomenon, we should recognize that revolt is the new status quo.

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©2021 Nadav Eyal (P)2021 Harper Collins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A well-written and thought-provoking account of the current crisis of globalization. Not everyone will agree with Eyal's interpretation, but few will remain indifferent." (Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens)

Dark and sometimes useless

History capture is good but painting the future and overly tilted towards American politics is boring. Typical drama about Trump and Democrats cry babies which may not be very engaging for the global audience. Engaging in parts when Asia and South East Asia is covered. Middling impact hence 3 stars for story. Narration is good and consistent.