Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Biography & Memoir, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780241805114
Published: April 2026
Imprint: Allen Lane
Page Extent: 256
Format: Hardback
RRP 665.00

Muskism

Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff

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A pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar of our postliberal age

'A searing analysis of Elon Musk... Impressive and unrelenting, this grapples with a destructive ideology that seems poised to consume everything' - Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

'Impeccably researched and splendidly written, Muskism introduces us to a world full of promise and fear' - Branko Milanovic, author of The Great Global Transformation

Who on earth is Elon Musk and what is he doing? Is he a hero, a villain, or does he swing constantly between those two poles? According to the constant media gush driven by his every act and pronouncement, Musk is best understood in personal terms. This book argues differently. Rather than...

About the Author

Quinn Slobodian

Quinn Slobodian

Quinn Slobodian is Professor of International History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. His books include Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy and, most recently, Hayek’s Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right.

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Ben Tarnoff

Ben Tarnoff

Ben Tarnoff is a writer and technologist based in Massachusetts and is the author of Internet for the People and the co-author of Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk About What They Do — And How They Do It. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, and has also written for the New York Times, The New Yorker, and the New Republic, among other publications.

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