Bibliograph

Type

Label

Last best hope, America in crisis and renewal, George Packer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224)

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contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Last best hope

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1255704261

Responsibility statement

George Packer

Sub title

America in crisis and renewal

Summary

2020: A ruthless pandemic, an inept and malign government response, polarizing protests, and an election marred by conspiracy theories left many citizens in despair about their country and its democratic experiment. Packer explores four narratives that now dominate American life: Free America, which imagines a nation of separate individuals and serves the interests of corporations and the wealthy; Smart America, the world view of Silicon Valley and the professional elite; Real America, the white Christian nationalism of the heartland; and Just America, which sees citizens as members of identity groups that inflict or suffer oppression. He shows that none of these narratives can sustain a democracy: we must look for a common American identity and find it in the passion for equality that Americans of diverse persuasions have held for centuries. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Strange defeat -- Four Americas -- Equal America -- Equalizers -- Make America again -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

America in crisis and renewal

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