{"product_id":"the-corruption-of-ethos-in-fortress-america-9781498590464","title":"The Corruption of Ethos in Fortress America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Corruption of Ethos in Fortress America: Billionaires, Bureaucrats, and Body Slams argues that authoritarian strains of U.S. governance violate the idea of ethos in its ancient, collectivist sense. Christopher Carter posits that this corrupts the cultural dwelling place through public relations strategies, policies on race and immigration, and a general disregard for environmental concerns. Donald Trump's presidency provides a signal instance of the problem, refashioning the dwelling place as a fortress while promoting sweeping forms of exclusion and appealing to power for power's sake. Carter's analysis shows that, emboldened by the purported flexibility of truth, Trump's authoritarian rhetoric underwrites unrestrained policing, militarized borders, populist nationalism, and relentless assaults on investigative journalism. These trends bode ill for human rights and critical education as well as progressive social movements and the forms of life they entail. Worse yet, the corru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Paradox of Dissent: Bullshit and the Twitter Presidency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: “Don’t Be Too Nice”: The Nation-State as Alienation Machine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Deep State Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Distressed Properties: Lessons from Trump University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Against the Wall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Dwelling in the Dissolve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040857456983,"sku":"9781498590464","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-corruption-of-ethos-in-fortress-america-9781498590464","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}