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Age of folly : America abandons its democracy / by Lewis Lapham

by Lewis Lapham

A collection of essays examining the decline of American democracy from the Cold War to the 2016 election. The text analyses the impact of economic disparity, the war on terror, and shifting political leadership on the nation's domestic and foreign policy.

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