The Resource The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
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The item The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Westfield Washington Public Library.
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- Summary
- Through an examination of the lives of several Americans and leading public figures over the past three decades, Packer portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 434 pages
- Contents
-
- Part I
- 1978
- Dean Price
- Total War : Newt Gingrich
- Jeff Connaughton
- 1984
- Tammy Thomas
- Her Own : Oprah Winfrey
- 1987
- Jeff Connaughton
- Dean Price
- Mr. Sam : Sam Walton
- 1994
- Jeff Connaughton
- Tammy Thomas
- Just Business : Jay-Z
- Silicon Valley
- 1999
- Biography : Alice Waters
- Dean Price
- Tammy Thomas
- 2003
- Institution Man (1) : Colin Powell
- Jeff Connaughton
- Part II
- Dean Price
- Biography : Andrew Breitbart
- Tampa
- 2008
- Silicon Valley
- Institution Man (2) : Robert Rubin
- Jeff Connaughton
- Tammy Thomas
- Dean Price
- Tampa
- Part III
- Jeff Connaughton
- 2010
- Biography : Elizabeth Warren
- Tampa
- Dean Price
- Tammy Thomas
- Tampa
- Wall Street
- 2012
- Silicon Valley
- Jeff Connaughton
- Tampa
- Tammy Thomas
- Dean Price
- Isbn
- 9780374102418
- Label
- The unwinding : an inner history of the new America
- Title
- The unwinding
- Title remainder
- an inner history of the new America
- Statement of responsibility
- George Packer
- Subject
-
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- trueSocial problems -- United States
- Sozialer Wandel
- USA
- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1969-
- United States -- History -- 1969-
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- trueUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Biographie
- Celebrities -- United States -- Biography
- Crises -- United States
- trueEconomic policy -- United States -- 21st century
- trueMiddle class -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
- trueNational characteristics, American
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- truePolitics and global affairs -- World politics -- United States
- Social problems -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Through an examination of the lives of several Americans and leading public figures over the past three decades, Packer portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation
- Summary
- Through an examination of the lives of several Americans and leading public figures over the past three decades, Packer portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2013.
- National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2013.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2013
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10181819
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Packer, George
- Dewey number
- 973.924
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E839
- LC item number
- .P28 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Social problems
- Crises
- United States
- Politicians
- Celebrities
- Sozialer Wandel
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- Biographie
- USA
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an inner history of the new America
- Label
- The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-434)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I -- 1978 -- Dean Price -- Total War : Newt Gingrich -- Jeff Connaughton -- 1984 -- Tammy Thomas -- Her Own : Oprah Winfrey -- 1987 -- Jeff Connaughton -- Dean Price -- Mr. Sam : Sam Walton -- 1994 -- Jeff Connaughton -- Tammy Thomas -- Just Business : Jay-Z -- Silicon Valley -- 1999 -- Biography : Alice Waters -- Dean Price -- Tammy Thomas -- 2003 -- Institution Man (1) : Colin Powell -- Jeff Connaughton -- Part II -- Dean Price -- Biography : Andrew Breitbart -- Tampa -- 2008 -- Silicon Valley -- Institution Man (2) : Robert Rubin -- Jeff Connaughton -- Tammy Thomas -- Dean Price -- Tampa -- Part III -- Jeff Connaughton -- 2010 -- Biography : Elizabeth Warren -- Tampa -- Dean Price -- Tammy Thomas -- Tampa -- Wall Street -- 2012 -- Silicon Valley -- Jeff Connaughton -- Tampa -- Tammy Thomas -- Dean Price
- Control code
- 20001630
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374102418
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2013004431
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn812252804
- (OCoLC)812252804
- Label
- The unwinding : an inner history of the new America, George Packer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-434)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I -- 1978 -- Dean Price -- Total War : Newt Gingrich -- Jeff Connaughton -- 1984 -- Tammy Thomas -- Her Own : Oprah Winfrey -- 1987 -- Jeff Connaughton -- Dean Price -- Mr. Sam : Sam Walton -- 1994 -- Jeff Connaughton -- Tammy Thomas -- Just Business : Jay-Z -- Silicon Valley -- 1999 -- Biography : Alice Waters -- Dean Price -- Tammy Thomas -- 2003 -- Institution Man (1) : Colin Powell -- Jeff Connaughton -- Part II -- Dean Price -- Biography : Andrew Breitbart -- Tampa -- 2008 -- Silicon Valley -- Institution Man (2) : Robert Rubin -- Jeff Connaughton -- Tammy Thomas -- Dean Price -- Tampa -- Part III -- Jeff Connaughton -- 2010 -- Biography : Elizabeth Warren -- Tampa -- Dean Price -- Tammy Thomas -- Tampa -- Wall Street -- 2012 -- Silicon Valley -- Jeff Connaughton -- Tampa -- Tammy Thomas -- Dean Price
- Control code
- 20001630
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374102418
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2013004431
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn812252804
- (OCoLC)812252804
Subject
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- trueSocial problems -- United States
- Sozialer Wandel
- USA
- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1969-
- United States -- History -- 1969-
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- trueUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Biographie
- Celebrities -- United States -- Biography
- Crises -- United States
- trueEconomic policy -- United States -- 21st century
- trueMiddle class -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
- trueNational characteristics, American
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- truePolitics and global affairs -- World politics -- United States
- Social problems -- United States
Genre
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- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2013
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Social Sciences Books: 2013
- trueNational Book Awards: Nonfiction
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