what exactly are you proposing as the mechanism of these power interests pushing this book?
> slating for reviews, inclusion on top lists, discussions on television shows, interviews with author etc.
Are you suggesting there are specific people who are actively pushing this book, who are not directly tied to the marketing of the book?
> yes
since they are "power interests" or some such
> Are you suggesting that power is not a legitimate criterion of social analysis? Just to understand the quotations
What does it mean that "cultural power interests that are interested in stability" (paraphrased) are pushing the book in a way that's more than just marketing?
> It means they are doing it because they don't care about the sales, they care about the message being spread widely.
I'm not saying it's coordinated. I'm not saying it's some sort of conspiracy. But yeah, it's clearly more than "some people like this book"
> slating for reviews, inclusion on top lists, discussions on television shows, interviews with author etc.
Are you suggesting there are specific people who are actively pushing this book, who are not directly tied to the marketing of the book?
> yes
since they are "power interests" or some such
> Are you suggesting that power is not a legitimate criterion of social analysis? Just to understand the quotations
What does it mean that "cultural power interests that are interested in stability" (paraphrased) are pushing the book in a way that's more than just marketing?
> It means they are doing it because they don't care about the sales, they care about the message being spread widely.
I'm not saying it's coordinated. I'm not saying it's some sort of conspiracy. But yeah, it's clearly more than "some people like this book"