Hijacking America by Susan George

Using the 4 'Ms' - money, media, marketing, management - but above all with a keen sense of mission, the American secular and religious right has made its 'long march through the institutions' and changed the way Americans think. This book provides many factual nourishments for the student of politics, culture, religion or international relations. Top page

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George Bush leaves the White House in January 2009 and the United States goes back to 'normal', right? Wrong, argues Susan George in this fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of the decades-long transformation of American society and political culture. Using the four 'Ms' - money, media, marketing, management - but above all with a keen sense of mission, the American secular and religious right has made its 'long march through the institutions' and changed the way Americans think. As the left went about its business in blissful ignorance, convinced that its policies, programmes and projects spoke for themselves and would always prevail; the right's well-oiled machine of foundations, lobbies, think-tanks, publications, political cadres, lawyers and activist organisations slowly and strategically took over. A broad alliance of neo-liberals, neo-conservatives and the religious right successfully manufactured a new common sense, assaulted Enlightenment values and targeted the top of society where culture is created and legitimised, because they knew that ideas have consequences - and not just in the United States. "Hijacking America" is that rarity of a book, a thoroughly researched page-turner. Clearly and gracefully written, it will enthral the general reader while providing plenty of factual nourishment for the student of politics, culture, religion or international relations. And for all those who hope for a different America in the future, the first step is to hold the present one up to the light and understand how it got that way. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Polity Press

City: Oxford

Pages: 240

More info: height 211 mm width 143 mm weight 370 gr thickness 21 mm

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 973.931 Library of Congress Subject: United States - Politics and government - 2001-

Summary Hijacking America * Contents * Introduction * Culture in Chains: How the Secular and Religious Right Captured America * Chapter 1 * Manufacturing Common Sense or Cultural Hegemony for Beginners * Chapter 2 * Foreign Affairs * Chapter 3 * The American Religious Right and Its Long March through the Institutions * Chapter 4 * Extinguishing the Enlightenment: The Assault on Knowledge * Chapter 5 * Lobbies, Corridors and Seats of Power * Conclusion * Why Undertake This Book? * Bibliography Top page

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