What's The Matter With America? by Thomas Frank


ISBN
9780099492931
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
336
Dimensions
129 x 196 x 22mm

The Resistible Rise Of The American Right

One of America's most insightful social observers cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.

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.
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