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The politics of petulance, America in an age of immaturity, Alan Wolfe

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The politics of petulance, America in an age of immaturity, Alan Wolfe
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The politics of petulance
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Alan Wolfe
Sub title
America in an age of immaturity
Summary
How did we get into this mess? Every morning, many Americans ask this as, with a cringe, they pick up their phones and look to see what terrible thing President Trump has just said or done. Regardless of what he’s complaining about or whom he’s attacking, a second question comes hard on the heels of the first: How on earth do we get out of this?
Table Of Contents
Mature liberalism -- Democracy's demagogue -- The return of mass society -- From conspiracy to irony -- Tragedy, comedy, and American democracy -- Immature democracy -- Some lessons for the future
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
America in an age of immaturity
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