{"product_id":"nations-apart-colin-woodard-9780593833407","title":"Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e American Nations \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo truly grasp the roots of America's public health crises, economic inequality, and political polarization, we must examine the country's longstanding regional divides. In \u003ci\u003eNations Apart, \u003c\/i\u003e Colin Woodard--an expert on North American regionalism and European ethnonationalism --delves into how centuries-old settlement patterns and the cultural geography they created have shaped today's most contentious policy debates and brought American democracy to the brink. Drawing on original, quantitative research conducted through Woodard's own think tank project, \u003ci\u003eNations Apart\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on the issues most threatening our national cohesion, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe History Wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbortion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimate Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthoritarianism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending groundbreaking original findings from commissioned polls and surveys with new cultural insights into our current reality, \u003ci\u003eNations Apart\u003c\/i\u003e offers actionable strategies to bridge the rifts that divide us and points the way toward a more united nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Woodard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593833406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593833407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d","brand":"Colin Woodard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46825715826943,"sku":"9780593833407","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e12608e-9391-4aa7-84c5-68cfc752b475.jpg?v=1746073431","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nations-apart-colin-woodard-9780593833407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}