Made in Texas: George W. Bush and the Takeover of American Politics (New America Book)
Lind, Michael
ISBN 10: 0465041213 ISBN 13: 9780465041213
Published by Basic Books, 2002
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A scathing expos of the political and cultural legacy of Texas, which tells us all we need to know--and fear--about George W. Bush . Everyone knows that President George W. Bush is from Texas. But few of us know the role his home state plays in his presidency, and in our country. In this dual biography of man and state, Michael Lind confronts the chief crises of Bush's presidency--the economy, the Middle East, and religious fundamentalism--and traces their roots back to Texas, a state, Lind argues, that yields salient clues to the future course of our country.Widely praised as an iconoclastic and brilliant political observer, Lind, a fifth generation Texan, chronicles the ethnic clash that produced modern Texas, the well-known plundering of the state's natural resources at the hands of its elites, and finally the deep strain of "Old Testament religiosity" which, having originated in Texas, now reaches all over the globe in the form of Bush's foreign policy. In the tradition of Gary Wills's Reagan's America , Made in Texas provides a wholly original cultural history that should change the way we understand not just our president, but our country.
About the Authors:
Michael Lind is a Senior Fellow of the New America Foundation. His three previous books of political journalism and history, The Next American Nation (1995), Up from Conservatism (1996), and Vietnam (1999), were each selected as New York Times Notable Books. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Michael Lind is a Senior Fellow of the New America Foundation.
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Title: Made in Texas: George W. Bush and the ...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good