Kill It to Save It : An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph Over Democracy

Corey Dolgon

ISBN 10: 1447317122 / ISBN 13: 9781447317128

Editore: Bristol University Press Apr 2017, 2017

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Neuware - Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right 'in the gut', regardless of science or facts.

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• Titolo: Kill It to Save It : An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph Over Democracy
• Editore: Bristol University Press Apr 2017
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1447317122
• ISBN 13: 9781447317128
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 222 L x 145 A x 21 P (millimetri) 222 millimetri di larghezza per 145 millimetri di altezza per 21 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 548 grammi

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Riassunto

For decades now, American voters have been convinced to support public policies that only benefit those in power. But how do the powerful extract consent from citizens whose own self-interest and collective well-being are constantly denied? And why do so many Americans seem to have given up on quality public education, on safe food and safe streets, on living wages&;even on democracy itself? Kill It to Save It lays bare the hypocrisy of contemporary US political discourse, documenting the historical and theoretical trajectory of capitalism&;s triumph over democracy.

Tackling the interconnected issues of globalization, neoliberalism, and declining public institutions, Corey Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept reform policies that destroy the public sector (seemingly in the public interest) and a political culture that embraces what Stephen Colbert calls &;truthiness&;&;a willingness to agree to arguments that feel right &;in the gut&; regardless of fancy science or messy facts. In a narrative that stretches from the post-Vietnam War era to the present parade of political reality TV and debates over Black Lives Matter, Dolgon dismantles US common-sense cultural discourse. His original, alternative account reveals that this ongoing crisis in US policy will not cease until a critical mass of American citizens recognize what has been lost, and in whose interest.

Informazioni sugli autori

Corey Dolgon is professor of sociology and director of community-based learning at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He is the author of three other books, including the award-winning The End of the Hamptons: Scenes from the Class Struggle in America&;s Paradise.

Dr Corey Dolgon is Professor of Sociology and Director of Community Based Learning at Stonehill College, Easton, MA, USA. He is past president of the Association for Humanist Sociology and has taught at Harvard and Clark Universities. Corey is the author of three other books including the award winning The End of the Hamptons: Scenes from the Class Struggle in America’s Paradise. He has published many articles for anthologies, journals and magazines, and is the new co-editor for Critical Sociology