Why america failed

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Near the end of the book, Berman discusses pockets of civility and community in Europe and even Mexico. For those who know the reality and stay, there is the monastic option he introduced in The Twilight of American Culture. Step off the hustler grid and carve out a little corner, do something meaningful, and even in a small way make a difference.

The culture of the hustler demands that the citizenry remain mired in the fantasy that prosperity is around the corner no matter what. Berman will not pander to that. This is the milieu in which we exist. Please verify that you are not a robot. Would you also like to submit a review for this item? You already recently rated this item. Your rating has been recorded.

Write a review Rate this item: 1 2 3 4 5. Preview this item Preview this item. Find a copy online Links to this item dawsonera. Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Save Cancel. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Why America Failed shows how, from its birth as a nation of "hustlers" to its collapse as an empire, the tools of the country's expansion proved to be the instruments of its demise Why America Failed is the third and most engaging volume of Morris Berman's trilogy on the decline of the American empire.

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Satisfaction Guaranteed! Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory Berman, Morris. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons , This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. View all copies of this ISBN edition:. Synopsis About this title Why America Failed shows how, from its birth as a nation of "hustlers" to its collapse as an empire, the tools of the country's expansion proved to be the instruments of its demise Why America Failed is the third and most engaging volume of Morris Berman's trilogy on the decline of the American empire.

In his most ambitious work to date, Berman looks at the "why" of it all Probes America's commitment to economic liberalism and free enterprise stretching back to the late sixteenth century, and shows how this ideology, along with that of technological progress, rendered any alternative marginal to American history Maintains, more than anything else, that this one-sided vision of the country's purpose finally did our nation in Why America Failed is a controversial work, one that will shock, anger, and transform its readers.

Wolff, Emeritus Professor of Economics,University of Massachusetts Amherst From the Inside Flap : During the final century of the Roman Empire, it was common for emperors to deny that their civilization was in decline. An explosion of manufacturing whetted the nation's ravenous appetite for goods of all kinds and gave the hustling life its purpose—to acquire as many objects as possible prior to death The reign of Wall Street and the financial meltdown are certainly the most visible examples today of the negative consequences of the pursuit of affluence.

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