
Death of the Liberal Class
Chris Hedges(Author)
Nation Books (Publisher)
Published on 29. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-56858-679-3 (ISBN)
Description
For decades the liberal class was a defence against the worst excesses of power. But the pillars of the liberal class, the press, universities, the labour movement, the Democratic Party, and liberal religious institutions,have collapsed. In its absence, the poor, the working class, and even the middle class no longer have a champion. In this searing polemic Chris Hedges indicts liberal institutions, including his former employer, the New York Times , who have distorted their basic beliefs in order to support unfettered capitalism, the national security state, globalization, and staggering income inequalities. Hedges argues that the death of the liberal class created a profound vacuum at the heart of American political life. And now speculators, war profiteers, and demagogues, from militias to the Tea Party,are filling the void.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Avalon Publishing Group
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56858-679-3 (9781568586793)
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Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He spent nearly two decades as a correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, with fifteen years at the New York Times. He is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Empire of Illusion Death of the Liberal Class War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, which he co-wrote with Joe Sacco. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.