Nick Bryant

The Forever War (MP3-Download)

America's Unending Conflict with Itself – the history behind Trump and JD Vance Ungekürzte Lesung. 751 Min.
Sprecher: Bryant, Nick

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Produktbeschreibung

Bloomsbury presents The Forever War written and read by Nick Bryant. 'This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.' — Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC's Today programme and Americast 'Unflinching and insightful.' — Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent 'A perceptive look at America's unresolved history.' — Kirkus Reviews 'Extraordinary...it's enlarged my understanding of America.' — Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live From the author of When America Stopped Being Great, an insightful and urgent reassessment of America's past, present and future – as a country which is forever at war with itself. The Forever War tells the story of how America's extreme polarization is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled and unresolved past. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country's defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the prosecution of Donald Trump and battles over gun rights and abortion raise the spectre of further political violence. Nick Bryant explains how the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America's story. Combining brilliant storytelling, historical research and first-hand reportage, Bryant argues that insurrections, massacres and civil disturbances should sadly not be seen as abnormalities; they are a part of the fabric of the history of America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399409292
• Artikelnr.: 70721638

Autorenporträt

Nick Bryant is the author of The Forever War: American's Unending Conflict with Itself and When America Stopped Being Great, a book that Joe Biden keeps in the Oval Office. He was formerly one of the BBC’s most senior foreign correspondents, with postings in Washington DC, New York, South Asia and Australia. After covering the presidencies of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, he left the BBC in 2021, and now lives in Sydney with his wife and children. Nick studied history at Cambridge and has a doctorate in American history from Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: 'Democracy has prevailed' Introduction: Escaping Camelot 1 The
strange career of American democracy 2 From July 4th to January 6th 3 The
demagogic style in American politics 4 American authoritarianism 5 1776 and
all that... 6 America's constant curse 7 In Guns We Trust 8 Roe, Wade and
the Supremes 9 Toxic exceptionalism 10 The Two Americas Afterword: Goodbye
America Acknowledgements Notes Index Note on the Author Note on the Type

Rezensionen

Bryant writes with the familiarity of a journalist who has spent decades living in the US but also with the outsider's capacity for detachment and irony. This is the must-read book about America for 2024.