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The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-Making
Al Gore
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Paperback. At the time George W Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
At the time George W. Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? And how much damage has been done to the functioning of democracy? Never has there been a worse time to lose the capacity to face long-term challenges, from national security to the economy, from issues of health and social welfare to the environment. As ... Read more
At the time George W. Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? And how much damage has been done to the functioning of democracy? Never has there been a worse time to lose the capacity to face long-term challenges, from national security to the economy, from issues of health and social welfare to the environment. As ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747593348
SKU
KNW0005915
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About Al Gore
Former Vice President Al Gore is chairman of Current TV, an independently owned cable and satellite television non-fiction network for young people based on viewer-created content and citizen journalism. He also serves as chairman of Generation Investment Management, a firm that is focused on a new approach to sustainable investing. Gore is a member of the Board of Directors of ... Read more
Reviews for The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-Making
'Powerful ... His writing represents a decency and an intelligence in American political thought that has been missing in recent years' Nick Rennison, Sunday Times 'A lucid, passionately argued book ... Through drawing upon his life in politics and the expertise of skilled practitioners across a broad range of disciplines, his clear-thinking, visionary book packs a powerful punch' Good ... Read more