| The Last Innocent White Man in America: And Other Writings Contributor(s): Leonard, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565843487 ISBN-13: 9781565843486 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1997 Annotation: This collection of essays by the author of "Smoke and Mirrors" covers everything from America's fear and loathing of the sixties to Nixon's secret love affair with Elvis; from the Reagan gerontocracy's "theology of greed" to the Gulf War "turkey shoot"; from riots in Los Angeles to "ethnic cleansing" at the 1992 Republican Convention. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.44" W x 8.25" (0.86 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Far more than simple political commentary, The Last Innocent White Man in America is a passionate marriage of politics and literature that transcends the daily headlines to get at how we imagine ourselves in history. John Leonard is an unrepentant liberal, dissident, scourge, and media critic par excellence. Whether he's writing about bankers or AIDS, Congress or television, Salman Rushdie or Ed Koch, Leonard will make you stop, think, and laugh. |