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What's The Matter With America?: The Resistible Rise Of The American Right
Thomas Frank
Paperback
What's The Matter With America?: The Resistible Rise Of The American Right
Synopsis
With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank turns his eye on the 'thirty-year backlash' - the common man's revolt against a supposedly liberal establishment. He charts the Republican Party's success in building the most unnatural of alliances: between blue-collar Midwesterners and Wall Street business interests; between workers and bosses; between populists and right-wingers. Taking the state of Kansas as a paradigm, Frank describes how a place famous for its radicalism became one of the most conservative states in the union. He also seeks to answer some broader riddles: why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? And whatever happened to middle-American progressivism? Frank reveals the true story, showing how voters have been persuaded to elevate 'values' and down-home qualities above hard questions of policy. A brilliant analysis, and funny to boot, What's the Matter with America? presents a critical assessment of the state of America today.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780099565093
- Category:
- General
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2011-04-19
- Publisher:
- Vintage
- Country of origin:
- GBR
- Pages:
- 336
- Pagination:
- 336 pages
- Dimensions (mm):
- 198 x 129 x 23
- Weight:
- 390g
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