{"product_id":"american-beast","title":"American Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS HEARD ON RADIO 4''S WOMEN''S HOUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A stunning mosaic of contemporary America'' Fintan O''Toole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''E\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003essential reading, with quick insights and bomblets of surprise'' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA panoptical\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003evision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 2010s marked a shift in America''s trajectory, beginning with the run-up to Donald Trump''s election, through to the chaos and confusion left in its wake. With the wit and verve that has made her the acclaimed national historian of a generation, Jill Lepore reflects on the consuming fissures of this era: culture wars and media corrosion; disruptive innovation and techno-utopianism; constitutional crises surrounding gun rights and a reckoning with a deep history of racial violence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese essays make sense of American life in a moment of polarization, capturing the tumultuous relationship between the country''s violent past and fractured present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jill Lepore:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The pre-eminent historian of forgotten tales from America''s past'' David Runciman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A person can''t help but feel inspired by the riveting intelligence and joyful curiosity of Lepore'' George Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Lepore writes history like a poet'' Dan Snow\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Lepore is that rare combination in modern life of intellect, originality and style'' Amanda Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57199745696126,"sku":"NW9781399810197","price":13.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399810197.jpg?v=1778577216","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/american-beast","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}