The Cracked Bell - America and the Afflictions of Liberty (Hardcover)

The twin concepts of liberty and the free market have been instrumental in shaping American identity. Here, author Tristram Riley-Smith delves into how the perverting of these concepts has led to today's economic crisis and identity crisis for America.
Including President Obama's election and initial stimulus package, Riley-Smith takes us on a whirlwind examination of America. For three years, he served in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. and traveled through-out the country and this outsider's perspective offers an in-depth look at the state of American culture after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, toxic debts, and the credit crunch. With lively, insightful commentary, careful research, and illuminating personal anecdotes, Riley-Smith uses images like the cracked liberty bell to explain just where things went wrong, and how we can make them right. He touches upon big issues and examines America's consumer culture, using recognizable icons like Martha Stewart, Giorgio Armani, artist Barbara Kruger, and Wal-Mart.
"The Cracked Bell" is a timely, accessible exploration of the current finan-cial crisis and a hard look at the America of the twenty-first century. It's a delightful, thoughtful, and necessary book that takes the reader headlong into the philosophies, icons, and institutions responsible for America's troubles and what can be done about them.

General

Imprint:	Skyhorse Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Tristram Riley-Smith
Dimensions:	241 x 168 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-60239-759-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-60239-759-7
Barcode:	9781602397590

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