There are few books that attempt to interpret the world and how it is run. The Leaderless Revolution offers a refreshing and potent contrast to the Panglossian optimism of Tom Friedman's The World is Flat but, like that book, it offers a way of understanding the world of the 21st century that is both clear and easily comprehensible. Carne Ross takes different angles on contemporary issues - economics, politics, the state of democracy, the environment and terrorism - wrapping them into a unified explanation of how money and power function to control the lives of the earth's inhabitants, such that they feel powerless to affect their collective future. It seems that mankind has settled upon liberal democracy as the ideal form of government. Its triumph with the collapse of communism signalled the end of ideological struggle and thus of history. The Leaderless Revolution will show however that even in democracies, many if not most of the population feel that they are excluded from any agency over the issues that most trouble them, while governments appear less and less able to influence the global problems that threaten our peace and comforts. Mining the rich but little-examined histories of both cosmopolitanism and anarchism, The Leaderless Revolution shows how both ideas, in combination, are relevant and necessary for the problems of today. Not only an antidote to our global crises; Carne Ross offers, moreover, a route to fulfillment and self-realisation.
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'So bold, so full of incontestable truths and overwhelming convictions, that it should be read by every diplomat, politician and thinking citizen with the courage to pick it up' --John le Carré
'it should be read by every diplomat, politician and thinking citizen with the courage to pick it up'
--John le Carré
'A former British diplomat issues a refreshing mea culpa and sets out a radical manifesto for people-power... Carne Ross takes up where Naomi Klein, Noreena Hertz and others left off. This is an impassioned, idealistic critique of the state of global politics and the deepening rift between those with power and those without' --Observer
'In the face of 21st-century ills, this disillusioned former British diplomat makes a startling and compelling case for revolution in the shape of peaceful anarchism and individual agency' --Telegraph
In the face of 21st-century ills, this disillusioned former British diplomat makes a startling and compelling case for revolution in the shape of peaceful anarchism and individual agency --Telegraph
'it should be read by every diplomat, politician and thinking citizen with the courage to pick it up'
--John le Carré
'A former British diplomat issues a refreshing mea culpa and sets out a radical manifesto for people-power... Carne Ross takes up where Naomi Klein, Noreena Hertz and others left off. This is an impassioned, idealistic critique of the state of global politics and the deepening rift between those with power and those without' --Observer
'In the face of 21st-century ills, this disillusioned former British diplomat makes a startling and compelling case for revolution in the shape of peaceful anarchism and individual agency' --Telegraph
In the face of 21st-century ills, this disillusioned former British diplomat makes a startling and compelling case for revolution in the shape of peaceful anarchism and individual agency --Telegraph
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Carne Ross is a former senior British diplomat, author and journalist. Having resigned from the British foreign service after giving secret testimony to an official inquiry into the Iraq war (he was Britain's Iraq WMD and sanctions expert at the UN for over 4 years) he then set up the world's first independent diplomatic advisory group, Independent Diplomat.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Very well written, very informative and - most importantly - very thought-provoking book. There is something Nietzsche-ian in the quest for the men/women who is aware of his/her powers but also his/her responsibilities. Ross doesn't want to destroy everything. He is not against the old, but he wants a better new. Ross wants a "science of complex systems" and new politics in which the men/women is again in the centre of all attention; not politicians, governments or corporations. Ross doesn't simply repeat that there is something wrong with the world today. He wants to find solutions.
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By Justin Thyme
Format:Hardcover
The author demonstrates that politicians, statesmen and diplomats are commonly duplicitous, delusional and self-serving and that the present global politico-economic system gives little cause for hope - but we knew that already.
I read books such as this because all suggestions are welcome when the prognosis for humanity is depressing, but I'm afraid that the present contribution fails to offer the credible alternative which its title implies. Inspired by the Arab Spring, the author hopes that in future "ordinary people will take power" and he quotes Gandhi's salt march by way of illustration. However the jury is still out on the eventual outcome of the Arab Spring and, more generally, it is unlikely that popular movements will invariably prove beneficial.
I read books such as this because all suggestions are welcome when the prognosis for humanity is depressing, but I'm afraid that the present contribution fails to offer the credible alternative which its title implies. Inspired by the Arab Spring, the author hopes that in future "ordinary people will take power" and he quotes Gandhi's salt march by way of illustration. However the jury is still out on the eventual outcome of the Arab Spring and, more generally, it is unlikely that popular movements will invariably prove beneficial.
By bucky
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A marvellous analysis and possible solutions to the current political and economic mess our supposed leaders are creating.The political class are just out to help themselves and their rich friends.This book calls for real democracy,not the candy floss type which just plays lip service to 'the people'.
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Re-writing anarchism
Anarchists have a bad name. At best, your first thoughts are the rebellious Iroquois hairdo punks wearing leather jackets and listening to the Clash. An ancient picture, really. Read more
Published 9 months ago by RobertBlaszczak
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Empowering and informative
A well written and enlightening book particularly regarding the author's specific experiences in his role as a British diplomat which I found at times quite startling and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. Eade
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interesting book
In this book, the anther tried to explain the root of all the political instability we are witnessing these days in all over the world, providing specific points any people need to... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Karam Almustaa
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A peaceful call to arms
Carne Ross's worked with the diplomatic corps for 20 years, he's seen how corruption and greed have poisoned politics. Read more
Published 16 months ago by S. L. Naish
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Ambitious attempt to outline a better future for global governance
Frequently described as a "high flying former diplomat", Carne Ross resigned from the Foreign Office over the Iraq War. Read more
Published 16 months ago by James Denselow
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The solution to the worlds problems is ...You!
A gorgeously written book, in parts staggeringly superficial, yet championing a truth that might transform the world. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Feyd
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Must read for people interested in politics
This book is very well written, if more people do what is written here and take the advise, the world will be a much better place. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lewis P.
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Very interesting read!
This book is exceptionally well written, it conveys complex political ideas in an easy palatable laymans way. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Stephen Mead
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This book is a con
I saw Mr Ross on TV and thought he was pretty straight-talking. Well, his talking is better than his writing. Read more
Published 20 months ago by A. Saifa
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