{"product_id":"empire-of-normality-neurodiversity-and-capitalism","title":"Empire of Normality Neurodiversity and Capitalism","description":"\u003cp element-id=\"89\"\u003e'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it is to see the world more clearly' Steve Silberman, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem element-id=\"88\"\u003eNeuroTribes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp element-id=\"89\"\u003eNeurodiversity is on the rise. Awareness and diagnoses have exploded in recent years, but we are still missing a wider understanding of how we got here and why. Beyond simplistic narratives of normativity and difference, this groundbreaking book exposes the very myth of the 'normal' brain as a product of intensified capitalism.\u003cbr element-id=\"85\"\u003e\u003cbr element-id=\"84\"\u003eExploring the rich histories of the neurodiversity and disability movements, Robert Chapman shows how the rise of capitalism created an 'empire of normality' that transformed our understanding of the body into that of a productivity machine.\u003cbr element-id=\"83\"\u003e\u003cbr element-id=\"82\"\u003eNeurodivergent liberation is possible - but only by challenging the deepest logics of capitalism.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem element-id=\"81\"\u003eEmpire of Normality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an essential guide to understanding the systems that shape our bodies, minds and deepest selves - and how we can undo them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Archive Souq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48747580850506,"sku":"9780745348667","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/EmpireofNormality.jpg?v=1718824509","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/empire-of-normality-neurodiversity-and-capitalism","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}