When America Stopped Being Great
A history of the present
$25.77
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2020
Summary
The presidency of Donald Trump is commonly seen as an historical accident. In When America Stopped Being Great, Nick Bryant argues that by 2016 it had become almost historically inescapable.
In this highly personal account, drawing on decades of covering Washington for the BBC, Bryant shows how the billionaire capitalized on the mistakes of his five predecessors—Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. He also explains how Tru…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760896232 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760896233 |
| Author: | Nick Bryant |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 626g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
An elegant and insightful dissection of how a great nation lost its footing and the world’s respect. The tragedy is made all the more stark by the genuine love of America in Nick Bryant’s writing’ – Leigh Sales
‘Nick Bryant writes like a dream, and is one of those very rare things on TV – a man who makes you want to turn up the sound. His eye for description is sublime, and he has a way of showing you what you’ve been missing from the whole story, whilst never leaving you feeling stupid’ – Emily Maitlis
‘Bryant is a genuine rarity – a Brit who understands America’ – The Washington Post
Nick Bryant
About the Author
Nick Bryant is a highly acclaimed foreign correspondent with nearly thirty years of experience at the BBC. His career, marked by postings in Washington, South Asia, Australia, and most recently New York where he covered the Trump years, led to him being described as ‘the new Alistair Cooke’.
Bryant’s insightful analysis has been featured in publications such as The Economist, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Monthly, and The New Statesman. He is also a regular broadcaster for the BBC and ABC.
Academically, Nick Bryant holds a history degree from Cambridge and a doctorate in American politics from Oxford. He currently resides in Sydney with his wife and children. His book, When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present, is notably part of Joe Biden’s collection in the Oval Office.
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