{"product_id":"fear-itself-9780871407382","title":"Fear Itself","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful argument, swept along by Katznelson's robust prose and the imposing scholarship that lies behind it.Kevin Boyle, New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engrossing… It is an exhilarating pleasure to lose yourself in this old-fashioned example of original historical scholarship. \u003cem\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/em\u003e is a sprawling, ambitious book that offers illuminating insights on nearly every page. Among Katznelson’s gifts is the one most valuable to readers and most in danger of extinction in the American academy: He writes clear, energetic prose without a whiff of academic jargon or pretension… Entertaining and enlightening.\" -- Robert G. Kaiser - Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\"Ambitious, fascinating, and slightly dark… [Katznelson’s] account of how a belief in the common good gave way to a central government dominated by interest-group politics and obsessed with national security.\" -- Louis Menand - New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant.\" -- Scott Lemieux - American Prospect\u003cbr\u003e\"A provocative look at how modern America—created three-quarters of a century ago by the very Southern barons who were so important a part of the New Deal —was shaped. We think of history as a settled thing, tucked safely in a faraway past. This book is a reminder of how very surprising it can be.\" -- David Shribman - Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent work of synthesis about the political and economic terms of the New Deal. . . . Powerful and well-paced . . . anyone wanting an intelligent guide to the ideas that still shape its place in our own fractious times should begin by reading this book.\" -- Duncan Kelly - Financial Times","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406404755799,"sku":"9780871407382","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780871407382.jpg?v=1730495684","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fear-itself-9780871407382","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}