{"product_id":"pretensions-to-empire-lewis-h-lapham-9781595581129","title":"Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe preeminent political essayist writes about the perversion of America's democratic legacy under George W. Bush--and makes a compelling case for impeachment. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLewis Lapham stands virtually alone among mainstream American journalists in having consistently seen through the fog of lies and narcissism surrounding the Bush administration from its earliest days in Washington. \u003ci\u003ePretensions to Empire\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Lapham's trenchant political commentaries from his award-winning \"Notebook\" column in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, giving us a complete picture of a presidency whose brazen abuses of power--and incompetence--have led the United States down a precipitous path, culminating in Lapham's eloquent case for impeachment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a perspective deeply informed by history, Lapham's essays measure the current political moment against a backdrop of past events. Whether discussing the failure of the Bush administration's imperial project in Iraq, its shameless servitude to the country's corporate and religious minority and equally shameful ineptitude in responding to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, or the disturbing revelations of illegal domestic spying authorized by the president himself, Lapham perceives in George W. Bush and his allies a fundamental betrayal of the nation's democratic heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the clarity of thought and elegance of prose that have become Lapham's signature style over the years, \u003ci\u003ePretensions to Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and provocative work of political reportage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis H. Lapham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159558112X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595581129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.96w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2006 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2006 pg. 16","brand":"Lewis H. Lapham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078472823039,"sku":"9781595581129","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbfd2955-8ca0-4821-98f5-29b4c3ffdacd.jpg?v=1685475716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pretensions-to-empire-lewis-h-lapham-9781595581129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}