Author Owen Jones discusses his new book 'The Fall of the West: How They Really Lost It' in person at Merchant Adventurers' Hall.
Owen Jones is coming to Merchant Adventurers' Hall on Tuesday 6 October, where he'll be talking about his new book, The Fall of the West: How They Really Lost It. It's an in-person appearance, so rather than just reading a review or listening to a clip, you'll get to hear him walk through the argument himself.
If you're not familiar with his work, Jones is one of the UK's most prominent political writers. He's a regular columnist for the Guardian and runs two weekly series, The Owen Jones Show and The Owen Jones Podcast. He's also written two number-one bestsellers: The Establishment: How They Get Away With It and Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, the latter of which won the Orwell Award. He was born in Sheffield and raised in Stockport, so there's a bit of a Northern connection there.
The Fall of the West takes a long view of the last few decades. Jones traces how the West, riding high on the collapse of the Soviet Union, came to believe its rule and moral values would endure forever. He argues that this brittle, self-mythologising narrative has since collapsed over a quarter-century, running from Afghanistan and Iraq through the 2008 economic crash to Gaza today. It's a broad sweep of history and politics, and the talk will be his chance to lay it out in person.
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The event is at Merchant Adventurers' Hall on Fossgate, YO1 9XD. It runs from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, with doors opening at 6:30pm, so there's plenty of time to get in and find a seat before he starts.
