{"product_id":"book-launch-the-lie-we-call-freedom","title":"Book Launch, Reading and Discussion: The Lie We Call Freedom: Autonomy, Empire, and the Refusal of Sovereign Form By Alf Shawyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday 27 May\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6:30-9pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlease join us for the launch of this important and timely new work of political philosophy, printed here on-site by Burley Fisher Community Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is a silence in Europe that does not end.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not the silence of peace, but of burial.\u003cbr\u003eA silence that began with land, ships, maps—with law spoken in the language of God.\u003cbr\u003eA silence that began with enclosures, led to extraction, and declared itself order.\u003cbr\u003eA silence that made foe of every voice that would not yield.\u003cbr\u003eA silence that calls itself reason.\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlf Shawyer's many years of thinking through crucial questions has resulted in this compact but hugely rewarding and engaged enquiry, dealing head on with the inherited corruption, hypocrisy and crisis of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSeeking to break the intellectual impasse around resistance to the suffocating example of 'Europe' culturally, socially and politically, Shawyer's proposal is finally an existential one, finding energy in unexpected traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere will be six short readings. Each is drawn from a different chapter and will be read by a different invited guest. After all six readings, there will be an open discussion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlf Shawyer is not able to be present tonight but welcomes the event. All proceeds from sales of the book will go to support Burley Fisher's community press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe evening will be hosted by Gareth Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burley Fisher Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57179783430521,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/3385\/2310\/files\/lwcf-front_edd804ca-f14f-4431-963e-e58ffd605e6c.jpg?v=1777543860","url":"https:\/\/burleyfisherbooks.com\/products\/book-launch-the-lie-we-call-freedom","provider":"Burley Fisher Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}