What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Contributor(s): Frank, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 080507774X ISBN-13: 9780805077742 Publisher: Picador USA
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2005 Annotation: One of "our most insightful social observers" ("Los Angeles Times") cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - History | Social History |
Dewey: 978.1 |
LCCN: 2005283603 |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.6" W x 8.26" L (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 105 - Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended New York Times 05/22/2005 pg. 32 Christian Century 03/08/2005 pg. 42 |
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Publisher Description: With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests -(Molly Ivins) Hailed as dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic (Chicago Tribune), very funny and very painful (San Francisco Chronicle), and in a different league from most political books (The New York Observer), What's the Matter with Kansas? unravels the great political mystery of our day: Why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank answers the riddle by examining his home state, Kansas-a place once famous for its radicalism that now ranks among the nation's most eager participants in the culture wars. Charting what he calls the thirty-year backlash-the popular revolt against a supposedly liberal establishment-Frank reveals how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans. A brilliant analysis-and funny to boot-What's the Matter with Kansas? is a vivid portrait of an upside-down world where blue-collar patriots recite the Pledge while they strangle their life chances; where small farmers cast their votes for a Wall Street order that will eventually push them off their land; and where a group of frat boys, lawyers, and CEOs has managed to convince the country that it speaks on behalf of the People. |
Contributor Bio(s): Frank, Thomas: - Thomas Frank is the author of Listen, Liberal, Pity the Billionaire, The Wrecking Crew, and What's the Matter with Kansas? A former columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Harper's, Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler and writes regularly for The Guardian. He lives outside Washington, D.C. |
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