{"product_id":"the-fight-is-for-democracy-george-packer-9780060532499","title":"The Fight Is for Democracy: Winning the War of Ideas in America and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmericans aren't fighting just a war on terrorism ... they are fighting, and losing, a war of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis riveting collection of original essays by some of the best political minds in America argues that the post-September 11 era has put American democracy itself on trial. In short, defeating terrorism requires us to live up to our own ideals. In \u003cem\u003eThe Fight Is for Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, nine leading writers take a hard, and at times personal, look at American life and America's role in the world. These pieces share a belief in the need for liberal reform at home and abroad. Power alone is not enough to win hearts and minds around the world. The war against terrorism should be a war for democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with an Introduction by George Packer, \u003cem\u003eThe Fight Is for Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e pushes the national debate in provocative new directions with essays on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic politics and foreign policy -- Michael Tomasky, political columnist for \u003cem\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman rights and intervention -- Laura Secor, \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e staff writer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecularism -- Vijay Seshadri, author and professor at Sarah Lawrence College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriotism -- Todd Gitlin, author and professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics in the Arab World -- Kanan Makiya, author and professor at Brandeis University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntellectuals and American culture -- Susie Linfield, associate director of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization -- William Finnegan, staff writer at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic inequality -- Jeff Madrick, editor of \u003cem\u003eChallenge\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiberalism and terror -- Paul Berman, contributing editor of \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Packer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060532491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060532499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003","brand":"George Packer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946119889151,"sku":"9780060532499","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cb822f01-9a6d-4a3c-9858-1216ea9fb9c5.jpg?v=1681511643","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fight-is-for-democracy-george-packer-9780060532499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}