{"product_id":"against-the-machine-on-the-unmaking-of-humanity-hardcover","title":"Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Kingsnorth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow a force that's hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, \"furiously gifted\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original--and terrifying--account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With masterful insight into the spiritual and economic roots of techno-capitalism, Kingsnorth reveals how the Machine, in the name of progress, has choked Western civilization, is destroying the Earth itself, and is reshaping us in its image. From the First Industrial Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence, he shows how the hollowing out of humanity has been a long game--and how your very soul is at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt takes effort to remain truly human in the age of the Machine. Writing in the tradition of Wendell Berry, Jacques Ellul and Simone Weil, Kingsnorth reminds us what humanity requires: a healthy suspicion of entrenched power; connection to land, nature and heritage; and a deep attention to matters of the spirit. Prophetic, poetic, and erudite, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Machine \u003c\/i\u003eis the spiritual manual for dissidents in the technological age.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Kingsnorth is an English writer and thinker living in the west of Ireland. He is the author of ten books of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, including the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47717278449912,"sku":"9780593850633","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/blzWInUE0k9780593850633.webp?v=1766950620","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/against-the-machine-on-the-unmaking-of-humanity-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}