{"product_id":"the-fight-is-for-democracy-winning-the-war-of-ideas-in-america-and-the-world-paperback","title":"The Fight Is for Democracy: Winning the War of Ideas in America and the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Packer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericans aren't fighting just a war on terrorism ... they are fighting, and losing, a war of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis riveting collection of original essays by some of the best political minds in America argues that the post-September 11 era has put American democracy itself on trial. In short, defeating terrorism requires us to live up to our own ideals. In \u003cem\u003eThe Fight Is for Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, nine leading writers take a hard, and at times personal, look at American life and America's role in the world. These pieces share a belief in the need for liberal reform at home and abroad. Power alone is not enough to win hearts and minds around the world. The war against terrorism should be a war for democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with an Introduction by George Packer, \u003cem\u003eThe Fight Is for Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e pushes the national debate in provocative new directions with essays on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic politics and foreign policy -- Michael Tomasky, political columnist for \u003cem\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman rights and intervention -- Laura Secor, \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e staff writer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecularism -- Vijay Seshadri, author and professor at Sarah Lawrence College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriotism -- Todd Gitlin, author and professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics in the Arab World -- Kanan Makiya, author and professor at Brandeis University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntellectuals and American culture -- Susie Linfield, associate director of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization -- William Finnegan, staff writer at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic inequality -- Jeff Madrick, editor of \u003cem\u003eChallenge\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiberalism and terror -- Paul Berman, contributing editor of \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.06 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733361258803,"sku":"9780060532499","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VZNYF3wWOu9780060532499.webp?v=1763927878","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-fight-is-for-democracy-winning-the-war-of-ideas-in-america-and-the-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}