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Made in Texas: George W. Bush And The Southern Takeover Of American Politics |
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基本信息·出版社：Basic Books; New Ed edition
·页码：210 页
·出版日期：2004年08月
·ISBN：0465041221
·条形码：9780465041220
·装帧：平装
·丛书名：New America Books
·外文书名：德克萨斯州时的乔治·布什
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Everyone knows that President George W. Bush is from Texas. But few of us know the role his home state plays in his presidency, and in our country. In this dual biography of man and state, Michael Lind confronts the chief crises of Bush's presidency-the economy, the Middle East, and religious fundamentalism-and traces their roots back to Texas, a state, Lind argues, that yields salient clues to the future course of our country. Lind, an iconoclastic and brilliant political observer, provides a scathing exposŽ of the political and cultural legacy of Texas, which tells us all we need to know-and fear-about George W. Bush.
作者简介 Michael Lind is the Whitehead Senior Fellow of the New America Foundation. His three previous books of political journalism and history were each selected as
New York Times Notable Books. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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From Publishers Weekly Lind (The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics) delves deep into the heart of George W. Bush''s Texas, and what he finds may give moderates pause and send liberals scurrying. According to Lind (a fifth-generation Texan), the politics of West Texas are steeped in racism, environmental exploitation, jingoistic militarism, crony capitalism, an anti-public education bias and a fundamentalist evangelicalism inconsistent with the separation of church and state. About President Bush''s relation to these beliefs, Lind in part merely implies it by association, saying, "Cultural geography is of little use in analyzing the personalities of politicians-but it is indispensable in understanding their politics." However, Lind argues, with considerable verve, that the constellation of political beliefs embodying Bush-style politics is designed to exploit the nation''s natural and human resources for the benefit of a powerful oligarchy. According to Lind, Bush''s election translates to the "capture... of the vast power of the federal apparatus by Southern reactionaries...." and is "a threat to the peace and well-being not only of America but of the world." Stopping the threat, for Lind, does not necessarily mean reelecting Democrats, although unseating Bush would be a first step. Provocative as his examination may seem to some, Lind''s hyperbolic tone is comparable to that of the most incendiary talk-show host. And his ultimate solution is strange and radical. Lind suggests that the federal government encourage a portion of the American population to relocate away from crowded, nonwhite, poor urban centers to the currently depopulated western plains to create a "decentralist utopia." Well, perhaps.
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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. - New York Times Book Review "A starting point for future debate about the economic, political and social origins of the Bush presidency."
