{"product_id":"when-the-clock-broke-con-men-conspiracists-and-how-america-cracked-up-in-the-early-1990s-hardcover","title":"When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ganz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"John Ganz is the most important young political writer of his generation--just the one our dark moment needs.\" --Rick Perlstein\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively and kaleidoscopic.\" --Andrew Marantz, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"John Ganz belongs to a species of public intellectual that is almost extinct . . . \u003ci\u003eWhen the Clock Broke \u003c\/i\u003eis the first of what I hope will be a shelf of books that help us uncover the true history of our times.\" --Jeet Heer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era--and their dark legacy today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the Soviet Union extinct, Saddam Hussein defeated, and U.S. power at its zenith, the early 1990s promised a \"kinder, gentler America.\" Instead, it was a period of rising anger and domestic turmoil, anticipating the polarization and resurgent extremism we know today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen the Clock Broke\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed political writer John Ganz tells the story of America's late-century discontents. Ranging from upheavals in Crown Heights and Los Angeles to the advent of David Duke and the heartland survivalists, the broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh, and the bitter disputes between neoconservatives and the \"paleo-con\" right, Ganz immerses us in a time when what Philip Roth called the \"indigenous American berserk\" took new and ever-wilder forms. In the 1992 campaign, Pat Buchanan's and Ross Perot's insurgent populist bids upended the political establishment, all while Americans struggled through recession, alarm about racial and social change, the specter of a new power in Asia, and the end of Cold War-era political norms. Conspiracy theories surged, and intellectuals and activists strove to understand the \"Middle American Radicals\" whose alienation fueled new causes. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton appeared to forge a new, vital center, though it would not hold for long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a rollicking, eye-opening book, Ganz narrates the fall of the Reagan order and the rise of a new and more turbulent America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ganz \u003c\/b\u003ewrites the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eUnpopular Front\u003c\/i\u003e newsletter for Substack. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52689055711565,"sku":"9780374605445","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/iIEtlbFNJL9780374605445.webp?v=1761952848","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/when-the-clock-broke-con-men-conspiracists-and-how-america-cracked-up-in-the-early-1990s-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}