{"product_id":"9780805077742","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas? : How Conservatives Won the Heart of America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Thomas Frank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a New Afterword by the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, praised as \"hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests\" -(Molly Ivins)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed as \"dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), \"very funny and very painful\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"in a different league from most political books\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the great political mystery of our day: Why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank answers the riddle by examining his home state, Kansas-a place once famous for its radicalism that now ranks among the nation's most eager participants in the culture wars. Charting what he calls the \"thirty-year backlash\"-the popular revolt against a supposedly liberal establishment-Frank reveals how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant analysis-and funny to boot-\u003ci\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid portrait of an upside-down world where blue-collar patriots recite the Pledge while they strangle their life chances; where small farmers cast their votes for a Wall Street order that will eventually push them off their land; and where a group of frat boys, lawyers, and CEOs has managed to convince the country that it speaks on behalf of the People.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best political book of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eNicholas Kristof, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Frank is a formidable controversialist-imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience.” —\u003ci\u003eGeorge F. Will, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant.” —\u003ci\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mr. Frank re-injects economic-class issues into the debate with sardonic vehemence.” —\u003ci\u003eJerome Weeks, The Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A searing piece of work . . . one of the most important political writings in years.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic . . . Frank has made much sense of the world in this book.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impassioned, compelling . . . Frank's books mark him as one of the most insightful thinkers of the twenty-first century, four years into it.” —\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Very funny and very painful . . . Add another literary gold star after Thomas Frank's name.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805077742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40675760963790,"sku":"9780805077742","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5171a334-8d5b-44f3-8c12-b4133787119f.jpg?v=1639971786","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805077742","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}