What's the Matter With Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America - Hardcover

Frank, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805073396 ISBN 13: 9780805073393

Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 2004

Synopsis

The author on One Market Under God reveals how conservatism became the preferred national political ideology, exploring the origins of this philosophy in the upper classes and tracing its recent popularity within the middle class. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

What op-ed writers across the political spectrum have said about Thomas Frank and
"What's the Matter with Kansas?"
"The best political book of the year."
-Nicholas Kristof, T"he New York Times," November 3, 2004
"Frank is a formidable controversialist-imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience."
-George F. Will, "The Washington Post," July 8, 2004
"Brilliant."
-Barbara Ehrenreich, "The New York Times," July 1, 2004
"Mr. Frank re-injects economic-class issues into the debate with sardonic vehemence."
-Jerome Weeks, "The Dallas Morning News," June 27, 2004
"A searing piece of work . . . one of the most important political writings in years."
"-The Boston Globe"
"Dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic . . . Frank has made much sense of the world in this book."
"-Chicago Tribune"
"Impassioned, compelling . . . Frank's books mark him as one of the most insightful thinkers of the twenty-first century, four years into it."
"-Houston Chronicle"
"Very funny and very painful . . . Add another literary gold star after Thomas Frank's name."
" -San Francisco Chronicle"

The best political book of the year. "Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times"

Frank is a formidable controversialist-imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience. "George F. Will, The Washington Post"

Brilliant. "Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times"

Mr. Frank re-injects economic-class issues into the debate with sardonic vehemence. "Jerome Weeks, The Dallas Morning News"

A searing piece of work . . . one of the most important political writings in years. "The Boston Globe"

Dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic . . . Frank has made much sense of the world in this book. "Chicago Tribune"

Impassioned, compelling . . . Frank's books mark him as one of the most insightful thinkers of the twenty-first century, four years into it. "Houston Chronicle"

Very funny and very painful . . . Add another literary gold star after Thomas Frank's name. "San Francisco Chronicle""

The best political book of the year. Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

Frank is a formidable controversialist-imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience. George F. Will, The Washington Post

Brilliant. Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times

Mr. Frank re-injects economic-class issues into the debate with sardonic vehemence. Jerome Weeks, The Dallas Morning News

A searing piece of work . . . one of the most important political writings in years. The Boston Globe

Dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic . . . Frank has made much sense of the world in this book. Chicago Tribune

Impassioned, compelling . . . Frank's books mark him as one of the most insightful thinkers of the twenty-first century, four years into it. Houston Chronicle

Very funny and very painful . . . Add another literary gold star after Thomas Frank's name. San Francisco Chronicle

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"The best political book of the year." --Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

"Frank is a formidable controversialist-imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience." --George F. Will, The Washington Post

"Brilliant." --Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times

"Mr. Frank re-injects economic-class issues into the debate with sardonic vehemence." --Jerome Weeks, The Dallas Morning News

"A searing piece of work . . . one of the most important political writings in years." --The Boston Globe

"Dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic . . . Frank has made much sense of the world in this book." --Chicago Tribune

"Impassioned, compelling . . . Frank's books mark him as one of the most insightful thinkers of the twenty-first century, four years into it." --Houston Chronicle

"Very funny and very painful . . . Add another literary gold star after Thomas Frank's name." --San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author:

Founding editor of The Baffler, Thomas Frank is the author of One Market Under God and The Conquest of Cool. A contributor to Harper’s, The Nation, and The New York Times op-ed page, he lives in Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0805073396
• ISBN 13: 9780805073393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288