{"title":"Toby Green","description":"\u003cp\u003eToby Green’s works offer incisive explorations of history and politics, delving into the complexities of empire, identity, and power. His writing illuminates lesser-known narratives and challenges conventional perspectives, making his books essential for readers interested in deep, critical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom detailed historical accounts to probing contemporary debates, Green's titles engage with themes that resonate across time, encouraging reflection on the forces that have shaped our world. Expect thoughtful scholarship that blends rigorous research with compelling storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-heretic-of-cacheu-by-toby-green-9780241611418","title":"The Heretic of Cacheu","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique, startling book that gives a rich and detailed sense of life in an African port some 360 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1665 Crispina Peres, the most powerful trader in the West African slave trafficking port of Cacheu, was arrested by the Inquisition. Her enemies had conspired to denounce her for taking treatments prescribed by Senegambian healers—the djabak s. But who was Peres? And why was the Portuguese Inquisition so concerned with policing the faith of a West African woman in today's Guinea-Bissau?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Heretic of Cacheu\u003c\/em\u003e, Toby Green takes us to the heart of this conundrum, but also into the atmosphere of a very distant time and place. We learn how people in seventeenth-century Cacheu built their houses, what they wore, how they worshipped—and also the work they did, how they had fun, and how they healed themselves from illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this story, the haunting realities of the growing slave trade and the rise of European empires emerge in shocking detail. By the 1650s, the relationship between Europe, West Africa, and the Americas was already an old one, with slaving entrepôts, colonies, and military bases interweaving over many generations. But Cacheu also challenged the dynamic. It was globally connected to places ranging from China and India to Brazil and Colombia, and women like Crispina Peres ran the town and challenged the patriarchy of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, through the surviving documents recording Peres's case, we can see what this world was really like. \u003cem\u003eThe Heretic of Cacheu\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary act of historical recovery. 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But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Covid Consensus\u003c\/i\u003e provides an internationalist-left perspective on the world's Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights and the poor worldwide. As the fortunes of the richest soared, nationwide shutdowns devastated small businesses, the working classes, and the Global South's informal economies. Gender-based violence surged, and the mental health of young people was severely compromised. Meanwhile, unprecedented health restrictions prevented participation in daily life without proof of vaccination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToby Green and Thomas Fazi argue that these policies grossly exacerbated existing trends of inequality, mediatisation, and surveillance, with grave implications for the future. Rich in human detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Covid Consensus\u003c\/i\u003e tackles head-on the refusal of the global political class and mainstream media to report the true extent of the erosion of democratic processes and the socioeconomic assault on the poor. As the world emerges from the pandemic to confront new modes of monitoring and control, this left-wing reappraisal of global Covid policies exposes the injustices and political failings that have produced the biggest crisis since the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A meticulously referenced, shocking catalogue of Western hypocrisy and the destruction wrought by global lockdowns on the poorest nations... Green's book is a depressing tale of hubris, mindless groupthink and cynical power grabs by bureaucrats and governments, taking advantage of a \"health crisis\"' -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Whether or not the reader is persuaded by [Toby Green's] arguments against lockdown, it is undeniable that such restrictions have disproportionately affected the young and poor. Green's unique take explores how these groups, often lacking the facility for remote work and with their education severely limited, are likely to experience staggering inequalities for years to come.' -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'The Best Books About the Covid-19 Pandemic'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brave, measured, essential.' -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl País\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The strategy judged to be the best for dealing with Covid-19 in the rest of the world is badly adapted and in fact counter-productive on the African continent.' -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliantly picks apart the underlying incongruities which allowed Covid-19 to upend democratic, scientific and international norms. From the loss of thousand-year-old traditions to the effective re-colonisation of sub-Saharan Africa, these changes should concern us all.' - David Bell, independent consultant, and former medical officer, WHO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487584174316,"sku":"9781787388413","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/feb66409f82278feb7ca111abb9acebc.jpg?v=1775773373"},{"product_id":"the-covid-consensus-by-toby-green-9781787385221","title":"The Covid Consensus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy does Western pandemic policy have support across the political spectrum, when its social impacts conflict with ideology on both right and left?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the pandemic, the Left has agreed that 'following the science' with hard lockdowns is the best way to preserve life; only irresponsible right-wing populists oppose them. 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