Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right - Hardcover

Arlie Russell Hochschild

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620972255 ISBN 13: 9781620972250

Publisher: The New Press, 2016

Synopsis

In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country - a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she famously champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground and quickly warms to the people she meets, people whose concerns are actually ones that all Americans share: the desire for community, the embrace of family, and hopes for their children.

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Review:

"This might be the saddest story you'll read all year. If not, Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land will certainly be among the most timely of books in this moment of seeming near political apocalypse." --LA Review of Books

"Hochschild (The Outsourced Self), a sociologist and UC Berkeley professor emerita, brings her expertise to American politics, addressing today's conservative movement and the ever-widening gap between right and left... After evaluating her conclusions and meeting her informants in these pages, it's hard to disagree." --Publishers Weekly

"A well-told chronicle of an ambitious sociological project of significant current importance." --Kirkus Reviews

"Strangers in Their Own Land_ is the most satisfying example yet of this fish-out-of-water approach..." --The New York Review of Books"The anger and hurt of the author&apo;s interviewees is intelligible to all. In today's political climate, this may be invaluable." --The Economist

"It is a discouraging truth to hear. But we are indebted to Hochschild for her patience, intelligence and generosity of spirit in telling it." --In These Times

"A smart, respectful and compelling book." --New York Times

"Psychologically nuanced." --O, the Oprah Magazine

"Without caricature or condescension, she has shared their world with us." --Newsday

About the Author:

Arlie Russell Hochschild is one of the most influential sociologists of her generation. She is the author of nine books, including The Second Shift, The Time Bind, The Managed Heart, and The Outsourced Self. Three of her books have been named as New York Times Notable Books of the Year and her work appears in sixteen languages. The winner of the Ulysses Medal as well as Guggenheim and Mellon grants, she lives in Berkeley, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: The New Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1620972255
• ISBN 13: 9781620972250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288