How woke won : the elitist movement that threatens democracy, tolerance and reason / Joanna Williams

"Wokeness has conquered our institutions. The worlds of politics, academia and even corporate capitalism now bend the knee to the new orthodoxies around gender, racism and identity. How Woke Won explores the intellectual roots of wokeness and how this movement, which poses as radical and left-wing, came to be embraced by some of the most privileged people imaginable. In this powerful critique, Joanna Williams argues that anyone interested in building a truly free, egalitarian and democratic society needs to tackle wokeness head-on"--Publisher's description Contents Introduction – Woke Everywhere 1 A Brief History of Woke 2 Culture Wars 3 A New Cultural Elite 4 Politicising Children 5 Training the Elite 6 Thought Crimes 7 Woke Capitalism 8 The New Racism 9 Choosing Gender 10 From Class to Identity 11 The Weaponisation of Victimhood Conclusion – Is the Future Woke? Index Politics, academia & corporations now bow to the new orthodoxies around gender, race & identity. How Woke Won explores woke's intellectual roots and how, what poses as radical-left, is embraced by the privileged. In this powerful critique Joanna argues that those interested in a free, egalitarian & democratic society must tackle wokeness head-on.