{"product_id":"hijacking-america-how-the-secular-and-religious-right-changed-what-americans-think-hardback-9780745644608","title":"Hijacking America; How the Secular and Religious Right Changed What Americans Think (Hardback) 9780745644608","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHijacking America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow the Secular and Religious Right Changed What Americans Think\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan George (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745644608, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The forces that have been 'hijacking America,' lucidly exposed in this well-informed and searching study, are doubtless powerful as well as ominous. Their influence is not confined to the United States. Unless they are contained and reversed, prospects are not bright for a decent and civilized world.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"A powerful, shocking and extremely important book. In a gripping investigation, Susan George uncovers the central problem with the US state and shows us how to confront it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeorge Monbiot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Susan George has sounded a timely warning: the US intends to brook no rivals.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Noteworthy in Obama's campaign was his appearance before the AIPAC convention and his subsequent silence on the invasion of the Gaza Strip. George's call for the organisation of the US left remains pertinent.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevelopment in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeorge Bush leaves the White House in January 2009 and the United States goes back to “normal”, right? Wrong, argues Susan George in this fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of the decades-long transformation of American society and political culture. Using the four “Ms” – money, media, marketing, management—but above all with a keen sense of mission, the American secular and religious right has made its “long march through the institutions” and changed the way Americans think.  \u003cp\u003eAs the left went about its business in blissful ignorance, convinced that its policies, programmes and projects spoke for themselves and would always prevail; the right’s well-oiled machine of foundations, lobbies, think-tanks, publications, political cadres, lawyers and activist organisations slowly and strategically took over. A broad alliance of neo-liberals, neo-conservatives and the religious right successfully manufactured a new common sense, assaulted Enlightenment values and targeted the top of society where culture is created and legitimized, because they knew that ideas have consequences—and not just in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHijacking America\u003c\/i\u003e is that rarity of a book, a thoroughly researched page-turner. Clearly and gracefully written, it will enthral the general reader while providing plenty of factual nourishment for the student of politics, culture, religion or international relations. And for all those who hope for a different America in the future, the first step is to hold the present one up to the light and understand how it got that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: How the Secular and Religious Right Captured America 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Manufacturing Common Sense, or Cultural Hegemony for Beginners 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Foreign Affairs 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The American Religious Right and its Long March through the Institutions 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Extinguishing the Enlightenment: The Assault on Knowledge 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Lobbies, Corridors, and Seats of Power 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Why Undertake this Book? 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 271\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407311794456,"sku":"9780745644608","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745644608.jpg?v=1784160835","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hijacking-america-how-the-secular-and-religious-right-changed-what-americans-think-hardback-9780745644608","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}