Wages of Rebellion - by Chris Hedges (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In "Wages of Rebellion," Chris Hedges who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline in his books "Empire of Illusion" and "Death of the Liberal Class" investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance. Drawing on an ambitious overview of prominent philosophers, historians, and literary figures he shows not only the harbingers of a coming crisis but also the nascent seeds of rebellion. Hedges message is clear: popular uprisings in the United States and around the world are inevitable in the face of environmental destruction and wealth polarization.

Review Quotes

A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller

"A call for a new American revolution . . . Like early-twentieth-century muckraking journalists and, more recently, I.F. Stone, Hedges makes a boisterous, outspoken contribution to revolutionizing the national conversation." --Kirkus

"Hedges delivers a lively, wholly accessible treatise that focuses on individuals--lawyers, activists and others--to demonstrate what goes into the resolve to fight for change." --Now Toronto

"Polemical, poetic and encyclopedic . . . Equally eloquent and stunningly depressing . . . A thought-provoking, profound and inspiring book that deserves to be ready by anyone concerned about the future of our world." --Winnipeg Free Press

"So rich and layered." --The Real News Network

About the Author

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he was their Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief. He is a New York Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including Empire of Illusion, War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, and American Fascists. He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University and writes at chrishedges.substack.com. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.