Isbn: 9780375413384 - political fictions (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. In 1988, Joan Didion began looking at the American political process for The New York Review of Books. What she found was not a mechanism that offered the nation's citizens a voice in its affairs but one designed by--and for--that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life. The eight pieces collected here from The New York Review build, one on the other, to a stunning whole, a portrait of the American political landscape that tells us, devastatingly, how we got where we are today. In Political Fictions, tracing the dreamwork that was already clear at the time of the first Bush ascendance in 1988, Didion covers the ways in which the continuing and polarizing nostalgia for an imagined America led to the entrenchment of a small percentage of the electorate as the nation's deciding political force, the ways in which the two major political parties have worked to narrow the electorate to this manageable element, the readiness with which the media collaborated in this process, and, finally and at length, how this mindset led inexorably over the past dozen years to the crisis that was the 2000 election. In this book Didion cuts to the core of the deceptions and deflections to explain and illuminate what came to be called the disconnect--and to reveal a political class increasingly intolerant of the nation that sustains it. Joan Didion's profound understanding of America's political and cultural terrain, her sense of historical irony, and the play of her imagination make Political Fictions a disturbing and brilliant tour de force.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 1109 pages. 9.00x5.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. A collection of eight pieces, starting in 1988 with the election of the first Bush as president - pieces that create a portrait of the American political landscape 'that tells us, devastatingly, how we got where we are today.' Of course, today things are far worse than they were 20 years ago when this was published, but we can still learn from her book. 338 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Impression in unread condition.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 338 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Light gray spine with black and aquamarine lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "U.S.A. $25.00 - CANADA $38.00", has mild wear along the extremities, and mild chipping along the head fore corners. Boards have mild wear along the extremities. Signed flat by Joan Didion on title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 1 1/2. 1388406. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Signed.…