The Resource The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
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The item The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- Through an examination of the lives of several Americans and leading public figures over the past three decades, Packer portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First paperback edition.
- Extent
- vi, 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374534608
- Label
- The unwinding : an inner history of the new America
- Title
- The unwinding
- Title remainder
- an inner history of the new America
- Statement of responsibility
- George Packer
- Title variation
- Inner history of the new America
- Subject
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- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- trueUnited States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1969-
- trueUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Celebrities -- United States -- Biography
- Crises -- United States
- trueEconomic policy -- United States
- trueMiddle class -- United States -- Economic conditions
- trueNational characteristics, American
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- trueSocial problems
- trueSocial problems -- United States
- trueUnited States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Through an examination of the lives of several Americans and leading public figures over the past three decades, Packer portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation
- Award
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- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2013.
- National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2013.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2013
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 10181819
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Packer, George
- Dewey number
- 973.924
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Social problems
- Crises
- Politicians
- Celebrities
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
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- an inner history of the new America
- Label
- The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-434).
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- txt
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- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First paperback edition.
- Extent
- vi, 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374534608
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Label
- The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-434).
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First paperback edition.
- Extent
- vi, 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374534608
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
Subject
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- trueUnited States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1969-
- trueUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Celebrities -- United States -- Biography
- Crises -- United States
- trueEconomic policy -- United States
- trueMiddle class -- United States -- Economic conditions
- trueNational characteristics, American
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- trueSocial problems
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- trueNational Book Awards: Nonfiction
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Social Sciences Books: 2013
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2013
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