{"product_id":"9780008772970","title":"How to Defeat the Far Right : Lessons from Hope Not Hate","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lowles, Nick\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrue crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 25 September 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperNorth) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e242 x 162 x 32 | 520g\u003cp\u003e‘A brilliant and challenging book’ GORDON BROWN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  From the founder of Britain’s leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies – and how to go about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  If you’re shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate, you’re not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism, Nick Lowles shows how anti-immigration, antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world, and how Britain – with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the growth of Reform UK – has been far from immune from far-right politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From HOPE not hate’s pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the ‘manosphere’ and the issues in Netflix's Adolescence; from explorations of the pernicious influence of ‘race science’ and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britain’s deindustrialised towns, Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard-won lessons from decades of activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His conclusions – which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners – suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated. And he shares powerful examples – from a participant-led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local people over falafel in Bradford – of finding the joy in showing that, hard as it can seem, HOPE can triumph over hate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lowles, Nick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52305308418232,"sku":"9780008772970","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780008772970.jpg?v=1764325345","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780008772970","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}