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100			_aThomas Frank _967237
245			_aWhats the matter with America: _bThe resistible rise of the American right
260			_aLondon _bVintage Books _c2007
300			_ax,322p. _bPB _c19x13cm.
365			_2Political Science
520			_aWith his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank here turns his eye on what he calls 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 and, writing as a native Kansan and onetime Republican, seeks to answer some broader American riddles: why do so many of us vote against our 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 - lavishly attributed to the current occupant of the White House - above hard questions of policy. A brilliant analysis, and funny to boot, What's the Matter with America? - published in advance of the US Presidential elections - presents a critical assessment of the state of America today, while telling a remarkable story of how a group of frat boys, lawyers, and CEOs came to convince a nation that they spoke on behalf of the People.
650			_aThe Two Nations _967238
650			_aRussia Iran Disco Suck _967239
650			_aVerns _967240
650			_aHappy Captives _967241
700			_aFRANK (Thomas) _967242
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