Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreason focuses on the convergence of social forces—usually treated as separate entities—that has created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge of religious fundamentalism, with more political power today than ever before; the failure of public education to create an informed citizenry; and the triumph of video over print culture. Sparing neither the right nor the left, Jacoby asserts that Americans today have embraced a universe of “junk thought†that makes almost no effort to separate fact from opinion.
Country | USA |
Brand | Vintage |
Manufacturer | Vintage |
Binding | Paperback |
ReleaseDate | 2009-02-10 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9781400096381 |