{"product_id":"american-breakdown-david-bromwich-9781788737265","title":"American Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow Trump got to the Oval Office--and how both parties and the mainstream media are keeping him there\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Trump's residency in the White House is not an accident of American history, and it can't be blamed on a single cause. In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e, David Bromwich provides an essential analysis of the forces in play beneath the surface of our political system. His portraits of political leaders and overarching narrative bring to life the events and machinations that have led America to a collective breakdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe political conditions of the present crisis were put in place over fifty years ago, with the expansion of the Vietnam War and the lies and coverups that brought down Nixon. Since then, every presidency has further centralized and strengthened executive power. The truly catastrophic event in American life was the invention by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney of the War on Terror, designed to last for generations. Barack Obama's practice of \"reconciliation without truth\"--sparing CIA torturers and Wall Street bankers--deepened the distrust and anger of an electorate that has rallied around Trump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unsparing account of the degradation of US democracy, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e is essential to our evaluation of its prospects. Arguing that Trump's re-election seems just as likely as impeachment, Bromwich turns his attention to the new struggles within the Democratic Party on immigration, foreign policy, and the Green New Deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e will be a crucial reference point in the political debate around the upcoming presidential election--a contest in which the forces that created Donald Trump show no sign of letting up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Bromwich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788737261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788737265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.90d","brand":"David Bromwich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938106736895,"sku":"9781788737265","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b1723ffe-d6e5-4313-8efc-cb8d81d033ff.jpg?v=1681433771","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-breakdown-david-bromwich-9781788737265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}