When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present by Nick Bryant (Engli

Description: When America Stopped Being Great by Nick Bryant Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what youve been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling stupid. – Emily MaitlisBryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America – Washington PostIn When America Stopped Being Great, veteran reporter and BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant reveals how Americas decline paved the way for Donald Trumps rise, sowing division and leaving the country vulnerable to its greatest challenge of the modern era.Deftly sifting through almost four decades of American history, from post-Cold War optimism, through the scandal-wracked nineties and into the new millennium, Bryant unpacks the mistakes of past administrations, from Ronald Reagans celebrity presidency to Barack Obamas failure to adequately address income and racial inequality. He explains how the historical clues, unseen by many (including the media) paved the way for an outsider to take power and a country to slide towards disaster. As Bryant writes, rather than being an aberration, Trumps presidency marked the culmination of so much of what had been going wrong in the United States for decades – economically, racially, politically, culturally, technologically and constitutionally.A personal elegy for an America lost, unafraid to criticise actors on both sides of the political divide, When America Stopped Being Great takes the long view, combining engaging storytelling with recent history to show how the country moved from the optimism of Reagans Morning in America to the darkness of Trumps American Carnage.It concludes with some of the most dramatic events in recent memory, in an America torn apart by a bitterly polarised election, racial division, the national catastrophe of the coronavirus and the threat to US democracy evidenced by the storming of Capitol Hill. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Nick Bryant is known for being one of the BBCs most senior foreign correspondents, with postings in Washington DC, South Asia, Australia and, most recently, New York. He is the author of The Bystander: John F. Kennedy and the Struggle for Black Equality, Confessions from Correspondentland and The Rise and Fall of Australia. Nick studied history at Cambridge and has a doctorate in American history from Oxford. The Washington Post has noted: Bryant is a genuine rarity. A Brit who understands America. In 2021, he left the BBC, and now lives in Sydney with his wife and children. Table of Contents Introduction: Face to Face with The Donald1 Its Morning Again in America2 Goodbye to the Greatest Generation3 Bill and Newt4 The Three Convulsions5 No You Cant6 The Donald Trump Show7 American Carnage8 The Descent into January 6thConclusion: Present at the DestructionAfterword: Code Red for American DemocracyAcknowledgementsNotesIndex Review Bryant has an encyclopedic knowledge of public affairs and popular culture ... The result is riveting, often revelatory, crammed with facts … The great strength of Bryants book is his ability to make large structural changes vivid through outsized personalities and his own personal experiences … Readable, powerful and instructive. * Washington Post *A masterclass from an outstanding chronicler of modern America ... Insightful, thoughtful, and beautifully written. -- Orla GuerinNick Bryant writes like a dream, and is one of those very rare things on TV - a man who makes you want to turn up the sound. His eye for description is sublime, and he has a way of showing you what youve been missing from the whole story, whilst never leaving you feeling stupid. -- Emily MaitlisAn absolutely belting achievement ... An elegy for a lost nation and a lost cause. -- Justin WebbThere are all too many people who can opine about the United States but there are very few with Nick Bryants depth of knowledge, experience and empathy for the country and his ability to communicate intelligently, engagingly and entertainingly. -- Nick RobinsonBryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America. * Washington Post *A scathing indictment of the polarization and degradation that has transformed the US … [A]n adroit political critique. * Kirkus Reviews *Few outsiders explain America better than Nick Bryant or write about it as well. This is a must-read guide to an extraordinary time. -- Katty Kay[Bryant] has a deeper understanding than many of the ebb and flow of history ... [His] breezy prose displays a keen eye for good quotations and telling anecdotes. * TLS *Listeners who want a perspective thats both outside and inside and crucially, that comes from a place of love for the US, should look out for When America Stopped Being Great. * The New Statesman *Terrific. Very much recommended. * The Monocle Daily * Promotional The story of how Americas decline paved the way for Donald Trumps rise, unleashing a crisis in US democracy. Review Quote Bryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America Promotional "Headline" The story of how Americas decline paved the way for Donald Trumps rise, unleashing a crisis in US democracy. Feature This new paperback edition includes an additional chapter that brings us up to Joe Bidens presidency and America in the present day. Details ISBN1399404997 Author Nick Bryant Short Title When America Stopped Being Great Pages 384 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1399404997 ISBN-13 9781399404990 Format Paperback Subtitle A History of the Present DEWEY 973.9 Publication Date 2022-08-18 UK Release Date 2022-08-18 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-08-18 NZ Release Date 2022-08-18 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint Bloomsbury Continuum Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136356867;

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