The Last Innocent White Man in America - And Other Writings

This collection of essays by the author of "Smoke and Mirrors" covers everything from Americas fear and loathing of the sixties to Nixons secret love affair with Elvis; from the Reagan gerontocracys "theology of greed" to the Gulf War "turkey shoot"; from riots in Los Angeles to "ethnic cleansing" at the 1992 Republican Convention.

Info autore

John Leonard (1939-2008) is the author of The Last Innocent White Man in America and Smoke and Mirrors (both published by The New Press). He was editor of the New York Times Book Review, literary co-editor of The Nation, and now appeared weekly on CBS Sunday Morning and in New York.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leonard, John Leonard
• Editore: New Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.1997
• EAN: 9781565843486
• ISBN: 978-1-56584-348-6
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 138 mm x 210 mm x 24 mm
• Peso: 390 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche