# What's The Matter With America?

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- Authors: [Thomas Frank](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-frank)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2011-04-19

## Description

With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank turns his eye on the 'thirty-year backlash' - the common man's revolt against a supposedly liberal establishment. He charts the Republican Party's success in building the most unnatural of alliances: between blue-collar Midwesterners and Wall Street business interests; between workers and bosses; between populists and right-wingers. Taking the state of Kansas as a paradigm, Frank describes how a place famous for its radicalism became one of the most conservative states in the union. He also seeks to answer some broader riddles: why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? And whatever happened to middle-American progressivism? Frank reveals the true story, showing how voters have been persuaded to elevate 'values' and down-home qualities above hard questions of policy. A brilliant analysis, and funny to boot, What's the Matter with America? presents a critical assessment of the state of America today.

## Editions

### What's The Matter With America?

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9956-509-3
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2011-04-19
- Language: en_GB