{"product_id":"9780805077742","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas? : How Conservatives Won the Heart of America -- Paperback (English Language Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a New Afterword by the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49702090965240,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":39.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780805077742-1.jpg?v=1783615563","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780805077742","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}