A panoptical vision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of
Jill Lepore. The past decade has marked a shift in America's
trajectory. Jill Lepore, the acclaimed writer and New Yorker
columnist, has been tracing its contested storylines in real time,
beginning with the run-up to Donald Trump's election, through to
the chaos and confusion left in its wake. Here we encounter
Americans' rising techno-utopianism, frantic fractiousness, and
unprecedented - but armed - aimlessness. With the wit and verve
that has made her the acclaimed national historian of a generation,
these essays reflect on the consuming public fissures of this era:
culture wars and the corrosion of the media; disruptive innovation
and the future of technology; constitutional crises surrounding gun
rights and the racial history behind the very language of
insurrection. Balancing a penetrating personal lens with
indispensable history, she makes sense of life in a moment of
aberration and extremity that has left our political landscape
forever changed. The American Beast offers an arresting portrait of
America, capturing the tumultuous relationship between the
country's violent past and fractured present.
General
| Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Jill Lepore
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-81018-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-399-81018-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781399810180 |
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