{"product_id":"whats-the-matter-with-kansas-by-frank-thomas","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas? by Frank, Thomas","description":"\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 080507774X\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frank, Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e new\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eWith a New Afterword by the AuthorThe New York Times 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)Hailed as \"dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic\" (Chicago Tribune), \"very funny and very painful\" (San Francisco Chronicle), and \"in a different league from most political books\" (The New York Observer), What's the Matter with Kansas? 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.A brilliant analysis-and funny to boot-What's the Matter with Kansas? 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\n        \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eConservative | Heart of America | Mid West | Heartland | Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        ","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49670268485872,"sku":"NEW080507774X","price":12.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/whats-the-matter-with-kansas-by-frank-thomas","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}