The Unwinding: Thirty Years of American Decline

Informationen zum Autor George Packer writes for the New Yorker and lives in Brooklyn. The Assassin's Gate , his celebrated account of how America convinced itself to go to war with Iraq, is published by Faber and won the Helen Bernstein Book Award and an Overseas Press Club's book award He is also the author of The Village of Waiting, about his experience of Africa, and Blood of the Liberals, a history of his family and of twentieth-century American liberalism . Klappentext A moving book on the USA in crisis! from the author of "The Assassin's Gate". Narrates the story of America over the past three decades! through the lives of half a dozen real characters. The Unwinding is a remarkable, moving book on the USA in crisis by George Packer, the country's finest political writer. Zusammenfassung America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have failed, institutions have disappeared and the country's focus has shifted to idolise celebrity and wealth. This book tells the story of America over the years, empathizing with those facing difficult challenges.

Product details

• Authors: George Packer
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.03.2014
• EAN: 9780571251292
• ISBN: 978-0-571-25129-2
• No. of pages: 434
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Economic history, Politics & government, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Inflation, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Economic and financial crises and disasters, Financial Crises & Disasters