Fantasyland : how America went haywire : a 500-year history

Andersen, Kurt, 1954- author.

Book 2018

"In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen demontrates what's happening in our country today. This strange, post-truth, "fake news" moment we're all living through is not something entirely new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character and path. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by hucksters and their suckers. Believe-whatever-you-want fantasy is deeply embedded i...

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Fake news United States

National characteristics, American

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ISBN:

9780812978902

Edition:

Random House trade paperback edition

Description:

xiii, 462 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The conjuring of America : 1517-1789
United States of amazing: the 1800s
A long arc bending toward reason: 1900-1960
Big bang: the 1960s and '70s
Fantasy scales: from the 1980s through the turn of the century
The problem with Fantasyland: from the 1980s to the present and beyond

Control Number:

2507455

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