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PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101602397597

ISBN-139781602397590

eBay Product ID (ePID)73281506

Product Key Features

Book TitleCracked Bell : America and the Afflictions of Liberty

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicConstitutional, Economic History, American Government / General, United States / General, Political Freedom, Free Enterprise

GenreLaw, Political Science, Business & Economics, History

AuthorTristram Riley-Smith

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight21.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-052444

ReviewsEngaging and ambitious.... In the end a sharp eye, lively pen and a training in anthropology help Mr Riley-Smith to paint a vivid, impressionistic picture of a society constantly pushed and pulled between contradictory impulses.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal330.12/20973

SynopsisA whirlwind tour of America: how it went wrong and how we will finally re-gain our lead role on the world..., The twin concepts of liberty and the free market have been instrumental in shaping American identity. Here, author Tristram Riley-Smith delves into how the perverting of these concepts has led to today's economic crisis and identity crisis for America. Including President Obama's election and initial stimulus package, Riley-Smith takes us on a whirlwind examination of America. For three years, he served in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. and traveled through-out the country and this outsider's perspective offers an in-depth look at the state of American culture after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, toxic debts, and the credit crunch. With lively, insightful commentary, careful research, and illuminating personal anecdotes, Riley-Smith uses images like the cracked liberty bell to explain just where things went wrong, and how we can make them right. He touches upon big issues and examines America's consumer culture, using recognizable icons like Martha Stewart, Giorgio Armani, artist Barbara Kruger, and Wal-Mart. The Cracked Bell is a timely, accessible exploration of the current finan-cial crisis and a hard look at the America of the twenty-first century. It's a delightful, thoughtful, and necessary book that takes the reader headlong into the philosophies, icons, and institutions responsible for America's troubles and what can be done about them.

LC Classification NumberHB95.R53 2010