{"product_id":"empire-of-normality","title":"Empire Of Normality","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"display_only apex-item-display-only\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-details__description p1\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte mt-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_wrapper__fYU_w\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_synopsis__S3HlC Synopsis_clamp__tBoqj\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-Form-itemWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-Form-itemWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-Form-itemWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-Form-itemWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-Form-itemWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Groundbreaking … [provides] a deep history of the invention of the ‘normal’ mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it is to see the world more clearly’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steve Silberman, author of \u003cem\u003eNeuroTribes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Argues that a radical politics of neurodiversity is necessary, not only for neurodivergent folk, but for our collective liberation’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Professor Hel Spandler, editor, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAsylum magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A vital book that kindles the flames of a neurodivergent revolution’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHealth Communism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeurodiversity is on the rise. Awareness and diagnoses have exploded in recent years, but we are still missing a wider understanding of how we got here and why. Beyond simplistic narratives of normativity and difference, this groundbreaking book exposes the very myth of the ‘normal’ brain as a product of intensified capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the rich histories of the neurodiversity and disability movements, Robert Chapman shows how the rise of capitalism created an ’empire of normality’ that transformed our understanding of the body into that of a productivity machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeurodivergent liberation is possible – but only by challenging the deepest logics of capitalism. \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Normality\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to understanding the systems that shape our bodies, minds and deepest selves – and how we can undo them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-Form-itemWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"display_only apex-item-display-only\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"P1201_FLAPTEKST_GEHEEL\" class=\"display_only apex-item-display-only\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2022-10-20\"\u003ePublished: 12\/06\/2024\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780745348667\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 224 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan id=\"P1201_FORMAAT\" class=\"display_only apex-item-display-only\"\u003e216 x 141 x 19\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"display_only apex-item-display-only\"\u003eWeight: 230g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Bookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52836977705297,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/7020\/1169\/files\/9780745348667_cff01624-8adf-435a-ad02-b1ecd3d92995.jpg?v=1768562331","url":"https:\/\/thebookworm.eu\/products\/empire-of-normality","provider":"The Bookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}