{"product_id":"not-with-a-bang-but-theodore-dalrymple-9781566637954","title":"Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics and Culture of Decline","description":"Theodore Dalrymple's brilliant new collection of writings follows on the extraordinary success of his earlier books, \u003ci\u003eLife at the Bottom and Our Culture, What's Left of It\u003c\/i\u003e. No writer today is more adept and incisive in exploring the state of our culture and the ideas that are changing our ways of life. In \u003ci\u003eNot with a Bang But a Whimper\u003c\/i\u003e, he takes the measure of our cultural decline, with special attention to Britain-its bureaucratic muddle, oppressive welfare mentality, and aimless young-all pursued in the name of democracy and freedom. He shows how terrorism and the growing numbers of Muslim minorities have changed our public life. Also here are Mr. Dalrymple's trenchant observations on artists and ideologues, and on the treatment of criminals and the mentally disturbed, his area of medical interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodore Dalrymple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566637953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566637954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan R. Dee Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.14w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/2008 pg. 61","brand":"Theodore Dalrymple","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939672523007,"sku":"9781566637954","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_69917258-9b8c-4202-9903-23536ec78107.jpg?v=1681442844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-with-a-bang-but-theodore-dalrymple-9781566637954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}