{"product_id":"9780593833407","title":"Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWoodard, Colin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eViking\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them.\" —Garry Kasparov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic.\" —The Next Big Idea Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lucid exercise in political geography with tremendous—and disturbing—explanatory power.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e American Nations \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how centuries-old regional differences have brought American democracy to the brink of collapse and presents a powerful story that can bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur democracy has been purposefully dismantled, first in the states and now at the federal level. With groundbreaking original data and historical insights,\u003ci\u003e Nations Apart\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to understanding why Americans are so divided on many hot button issues, creating geographic fissures that have been exploited by authoritarians. Colin Woodard shows how colonial era settlement patterns and the cultural geography they left behind are at the root of our political polarization, economic inequality, public health crises, and democratic collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on quantitative research from Woodard’s university-based think tank project, \u003ci\u003eNations Apart\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the true ideological and cultural divides behind today’s struggles over:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Gun control\u003cbr\u003e* Immigration\u003cbr\u003e* Health policy\u003cbr\u003e* Abortion\u003cbr\u003e* Climate Change\u003cbr\u003e* History\u003cbr\u003e* Authoritarianism and Democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is a road map to right the country: a carefully researched, vigorously tested common story for the country built on the mission set forth for us in the document that first bound our regions together, the Declaration of Independence. Combining compelling storytelling with scholarly vigor, \u003ci\u003eNations Apart\u003c\/i\u003e offers a blueprint for bridging the rifts that divide us and ensuring the American dream of democratic self-government will reach its 300th birthday.","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46623737643263,"sku":"9780593833407","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780593833407_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307387","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780593833407","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}