When This Blows Over

Lefticon: A lexicon of the terms, topics and
concepts of the left
by M.L.Wagner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ISBN: 9781729475645
With varying degrees of success (and inevitable pushback), countless social, historical and
political commentators have catalogued, critiqued, lampooned and harpooned a startling
assortment of new ideologies and buzzwords that have suddenly infiltrated our daily lives.
Missing in this barrage of collective interpretation is a thoughtful, respectful and exhaustive
work that actually ties important historical events and social developments to the movements and
principles that the new lexicon strives so mightily to represent, propagate and defend.
Thankfully, Dr. M.L. Wagner`s compilation fills that void --- Lefticon is long on substance and
short on denigration.
Neither a bland outsider’s commentary nor a sophomoric attempt at ridicule, Dr. Wagner has
assembled a pitch–perfect reference work that simply defines and clarifies the new vernacular
without being overtly disrespectful to it – educating without preaching, chiding without mocking,
explaining without confusing.
Predominately a serious, scholarly work, Lefticon is sprinkled with just the right amount of
subtle irony and underlying absurdity inherent in illustrating the subtle distinctions between
self-appraisal, self-awareness, self-conceptualization, self-confidence, self-criticism ,
self-objectification, and self-understanding.
With entries ranging from `Rentier Capitalism` to `Dictatorship of the Proletariat`, Lefticon is a
studied and definitive collection of `need to know` terminology for politically attuned, culturally
aware and genuinely baffled observers of a new, sometimes alien reality that has expanded and
morphed at light speed in recent years.
The over-used `Must-Read` actually applies here - This is the go-to source for
illuminating….make that unraveling….the oft-times baffling constructs and expressions
permeating our national discourse.
Lefticon will occupy a unique and ultimately safe space on any book self – serving as both a
valuable, enlightening resource and a timeless portrait of an era.