{"product_id":"080507774x-whats_the_matter_with_kansas","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas?","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a New Afterword by the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, praised as hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests (Molly Ivins)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHailed as dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), very funny and very painful (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), and in a different league from most political books (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the great political mystery of our day: Why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank answers the riddle by examining his home state, Kansas-a place once famous for its radicalism that now ranks among the nation's most eager participants in the culture wars. Charting what he calls the thirty-year backlash-the popular revolt against a supposedly liberal establishment-Frank reveals how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliant analysis-and funny to boot-\u003ci\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid portrait of an upside-down world where blue-collar patriots recite the Pledge while they strangle their life chances; where small farmers cast their votes for a Wall Street order that will eventually push them off their land; and where a group of frat boys, lawyers, and CEOs has managed to convince the country that it speaks on behalf of the People.\u003c\/p\u003e The Washington Post - Corey Robin \u003cp\u003eFrank is witty and shrewd, a genial, informative political tour guide of the sort we desperately need today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Government\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46670053834942,"sku":"080507774X-3","price":18.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41a5WcBcTXL._SL500.jpg?v=1776878291","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/080507774x-whats_the_matter_with_kansas","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}