The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, And Globalization Are...

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Book Title: Dying Citizen : How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America

Item Length: 9.7in

Item Height: 1.6in

Item Width: 6.4in

Author: VICTOR Davis Hanson

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Globalization, American Government / General, Civics & Citizenship, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Year: 2021

Genre: Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 24.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 432 Pages