Republican Gomorrah
Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party
$42.76
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2010
Summary
Over the last year, award-winning journalist and videographer Max Blumenthal has been behind some of the most sensational (and funniest) exposes of Republican machinations. Whether it was his revelation that Sarah Palin was “anointed” by a Kenyan priest famous for casting out witches, or his confronting Republican congressional leaders and John McCain’s family at the GOP convention about the party’s opposition to sex education (and hence, the rise in teen pregnancies like that of Palin’s daug…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781568584171 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1568584172 |
| Author: | Max Blumenthal |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Nation Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“With scarcely more than a pith
“With scarcely more than a pith helmet, a notebook, and a tattered copy of Escape from Freedom, Erich Fromm’s great study of authoritarian psychology, the dauntless Max Blumenthal set forth years ago to explore the dank forests of American Christianism. Now he has returned to civilization, bringing back a fine collection of shrunken heads and a riveting account of a religio-political subculture that’s even weirder than you thought it was. Republican Gomorrah is an irresistable combination of anthropology and psychopathology that exerts the queasy fascination of (let’s face it) something very like pornography.” -Hendrik Hertzberg, senior editor, The New Yorker “A brave and resourceful reporter adept at turning over rocks that public-relations-savvy Christian conservative leaders would prefer remain undisturbed.” -Rick Perlstein,
About The Author
Max Blumenthal
Max Blumenthal is one of the most constantly cited young liberal journalists in America and is regularly featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, Democracy Now!, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. His articles and video documentaries have appeared in The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English, and many other publications. He is a correspondent for The Daily Beast, a research fellow for Media Matters for America, and a Journalism Writing Fellow for The Nation Institute. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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