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The Resource When America stopped being great : a history of the present, Nick Bryant

When America stopped being great : a history of the present, Nick Bryant

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A comprehensive analysis of the political, economic, cultural and technological factors that contributed to America's decline and inadvertently paved the way for Trump's presidency. The presidency of Donald Trump is commonly seen as an historical accident. In When America Stopped Being Great, Nick Bryant argues that by 2016 it had become almost historically inescapable. In this highly personal account, drawing on decades of covering Washington for the BBC, Bryant shows how the billionaire capitalised on the mistakes of his five predecessors, Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and how also he became a beneficiary of a broken politics, an iniquitous economy, an ailing media, a facile culture, disruptive new technology and the creation of a modern-day presidency that elevated showmanship over statesmanship. Not only are we starting to see the emergence of a post-American world, Bryant fears we are seeing the emergence of a post-American America. The history of Trump's rise is also a history of America's fall - not only are we witnessing America's post-millennial decline, but also the country's disintegration
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
423 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: face to face with 'The Donald'
  • It's morning again in America
  • Goodbye to the greatest generation
  • Bill and Newt
  • The three convulsions
  • No you can't
  • The Donald Trump show
  • American carnage
  • Present at the destruction
Isbn
9781760896232
Instance
Label
When America stopped being great : a history of the present
Title
When America stopped being great
Title remainder
a history of the present
Statement of responsibility
Nick Bryant
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
A comprehensive analysis of the political, economic, cultural and technological factors that contributed to America's decline and inadvertently paved the way for Trump's presidency. The presidency of Donald Trump is commonly seen as an historical accident. In When America Stopped Being Great, Nick Bryant argues that by 2016 it had become almost historically inescapable. In this highly personal account, drawing on decades of covering Washington for the BBC, Bryant shows how the billionaire capitalised on the mistakes of his five predecessors, Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and how also he became a beneficiary of a broken politics, an iniquitous economy, an ailing media, a facile culture, disruptive new technology and the creation of a modern-day presidency that elevated showmanship over statesmanship. Not only are we starting to see the emergence of a post-American world, Bryant fears we are seeing the emergence of a post-American America. The history of Trump's rise is also a history of America's fall - not only are we witnessing America's post-millennial decline, but also the country's disintegration
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YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1968-
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Bryant, Nick
Dewey number
973.933
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Trump, Donald
  • Trump, Donald
  • Political leadership
  • Political leadership
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Label
When America stopped being great : a history of the present, Nick Bryant
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: face to face with 'The Donald' -- It's morning again in America -- Goodbye to the greatest generation -- Bill and Newt -- The three convulsions -- No you can't -- The Donald Trump show -- American carnage -- Present at the destruction
Control code
000067268863
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
423 pages
Isbn
9781760896232
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1157911617
Label
When America stopped being great : a history of the present, Nick Bryant
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: face to face with 'The Donald' -- It's morning again in America -- Goodbye to the greatest generation -- Bill and Newt -- The three convulsions -- No you can't -- The Donald Trump show -- American carnage -- Present at the destruction
Control code
000067268863
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
423 pages
Isbn
9781760896232
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1157911617

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