{"product_id":"9781398555921","title":"The Nerd Reich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fearless and urgent exposé of technofascism - and a road map to resistance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Silicon Valley 'moves fast and breaks things', the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister afoot: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in \u003ci\u003eThe Sovereign Individual \u003c\/i\u003eby James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles - Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan and Elon Musk - and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and algorithmically driven propaganda on social media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Reich \u003c\/i\u003eexplains the origins, strategies and ambitions of Silicon Valley's war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco's weaponised elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world's richest men are building a new political order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Reich \u003c\/i\u003eis more than a hidden history; it's an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled, not by coups or tanks but by code, capital and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back - if we act now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026#38; Schuster UK Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57482018259317,"sku":"9781398555921","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781398555921.jpg?v=1786103110","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781398555921","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}