{"product_id":"hyperpolitics-extreme-politicization-without-political-consequences","title":"Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization Without Political Consequences","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Anton Jäger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2\/10\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781836742074\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOLITICS AFTER THE END OF THE END OF HISTORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when politics is everywhere, yet nothing seems to change? From the abandoned dance floors of Thatcher's London to the mass mobilizations of Black Lives Matter, Anton Jäger traces how pub­lic life has become infused with protest, spectacle, and moral urgency -- while the old infrastructure of parties, unions, and civic solidarity has been hollowed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHyperpolitics \u003c\/i\u003erevisits the illusions of the \"end of history\" and dissects the strange energies that replaced them: viral outrage, endless culture wars, and the digital rush of causes that flare and vanish overnight. Jäger shows how the promises of post-Cold War liberalism gave way to a restless, unsteady public sphere where private pas­sions overflow into politics but rarely build enduring power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from Guy Debord and Wolfgang Tillmans to Houellebecq's disenchanted fictions, \u003ci\u003eHyperpolitics \u003c\/i\u003emakes sense of a world in which collective action remains fragmented and the social fabric thinner than ever. For anyone trying to grasp why our age feels so charged yet so incon­sequential, this book offers a vital map through the new contradictions of our hyperpolitical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Both revelatory and invigorating. Anton Jäger's nimble and careful reconstruction of the recent past helps us to answer two very pressing questions: What happened to our politics, and what happened to our minds?\" -- Vincent Bevins, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/if-we-burn-the-mass-protest-decade-and-the-missing-revolution-1?variant=51601307369755\" title=\"If We Burn\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf We Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At a time when the various enthusiasms of the 2010s seem faraway indeed, no matter how low Trump's approval ratings sink, and when Democrats' sheer desire to win seems to blot out any questions of long-term reorientation of state and society, Jäger stands out for the sweep and force of his analysis.\" -- Daniel Schlozman, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Never have we been aware of so much--corrosive politics, daily catastrophes, celebrity banalities--and known so little. This dizzying and ubiquitous unreality, suggests Anton Jäger, is the era of hyperpolitics.\" -- Most Anticipated Books of 2026, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnton Jäger \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Lecturer in Politics at Oxford and an opinion writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-author (with Arthur Borriello) of \u003ci\u003eThe Populist Moment\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Daniel Zamora) \u003ci\u003eWelfare for Markets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54043499266331,"sku":"Hyperpolitics","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71evno4AkbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1790370257","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/hyperpolitics-extreme-politicization-without-political-consequences","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}