Yale R. Magrass, Charles Derber

Glorious Causes (eBook, ePUB)

The Irrationality of Capitalism, War and Politics

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on historical cases of the American South before and after the Civil War, Europe & Germany between the world wars, and the U. S. in Vietnam, this book takes a historical approach to explain the problems of capitalism and leadership in western democracies today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000186383
• Artikelnr.: 57909044

Autorenporträt

Yale R. Magrass is Chancellor Professor of Sociology/Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He is the author of eight books and over 60 articles, and frequently makes public appearances and presentations.

Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College. An internationally renowned scholar and public intellectual, he has written 21 books, translated into eight languages, and more than 100 articles, including op-eds for the New York Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, Truthout, and others. He is internationally recognized, and has spoken on hundreds of television and radio shows.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Not Such A Wonderful Life
Chapter 1. An Irrational Cultural Divide: Cosmopolitans vs.Traditionalists
Chapter 2. The South Shall Rise Again: Finding Glory in Defeat
Chapter 3. Stabbed in the Back: The Master Race Shall Be the Master
Chapter 4. America Becomes Exceptional But Europe Prospers
Chapter 5: Weimar America: Vietnam, the Left, the Right & Reagan
Chapter 6. Make America Great Again: The Reagan in Trump and the Failures of Anti-Trumpism
Chapter 7. We Can't Afford Glory: Turning Toward Equality and Human Survival
Notes
Index