Prisoners of the American Dream

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Politics and Economy in the History of the US Working Class

By Mike Davis

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Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis’s incisive examination of a central question in Marxist history and political economy: why the United States, despite being the world’s most industrially advanced nation, has never developed a mass working-class party. Through a series of essays, Davis traces the evolution of the American bourgeois democratic revolution from the era of Andrew Jackson through to the rise of the New Right and the era of Ronald Reagan, offering critical insights into the challenges and prospects for progressive politics in the US.
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Ideal for readers interested in politics, history, and Marxist analysis, especially those keen to understand American political economy and the complexities surrounding progressive movements in the United States.

Why has there never been a mass working class party in the United States?

Why has there never been a mass working class party in the United States?

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Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis’s brilliant exegesis of a persistent and major analytical problem for Marxist historians and political economists: Why has the world’s most industrially advanced nation never spawned a mass party of the working class?

This series of essays surveys the history of the American bourgeois democratic revolution from its Jacksonian beginnings to the rise of the New Right and the reelection of Ronald Reagan, concluding with some bracing thoughts on the prospects for progressive politics in the United States.

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Praised for its rigorous and perceptive analysis, this book has been described as brilliant, provocative, and exhaustively researched. Reviewers highlight its trenchant and original examination of American political economy and the dismal fate of organised labour, offering candid perspectives on social change and political power.

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ISBN: 9781786635907

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

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Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 428g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Mike Davis was a meat cutter and truck driver, as well as an activist for Students for a Democratic Society before starting his academic career. He is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award. His many books on history and the city, including the bestselling City of Quartz, have been critically acclaimed across the world.