Out of the Wreckage A New Politics for an Age of Crisis [Hardcover]

A thrilling new route to a better society

A toxic ideology of extreme competition and individualism has come to dominate our world. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better future.

George Monbiot shows how new findings in psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology cast human nature in a radically different light: as the supreme altruists and cooperators. He shows how we can build on these findings to create a new politics: a “politics of belonging.” Both democracy and economic life can be radically reorganized from the bottom up, enabling us to take back control and overthrow the forces that have thwarted our ambitions for a better society.

Urgent and passionate,Out of the Wreckageprovides the hope and clarity required to change the world.

“A dazzling command of science and relentless faith in people … I never miss reading him.”
—Naomi Klein, author ofNo Is Not Enough

“Monbiot, with the clarity and straightforwardness that is his trademark, has managed to lay out our dilemma and our possibilities—this book strikes the necessary balance between visionary and practical, and does it with real grace.”
—Bill McKibben, author ofEaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

“This remarkable book sees George Monbiot—long recognised as one of our most acute and perceptive commentators—bringing together the whole breadth of his intelligence and experience to propose a new politics: new goals, new strategies, and, most of all, a new story. If you’re tired of the tiny seesaw that politics seems to have got itself stuck on, you’ll want to read this. There’s so much to think about here, and it’s presented with clarity and coherence. It’s an inspiring lóa