{"product_id":"the-left-behind-9780691177663","title":"The Left Behind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Writing with empathy . . . the author reflects on the factors shaping rural life--from the importance of faith to the stability and familiarity of life in town to the importance of ritual events (barn dances, etc.), stories, and symbols--as well as pressing problems (brain drain, teen pregnancy, drugs, lack of good jobs) and concerns over moral decline (abortion and homosexuality). Wuthnow finds nuances: the isolation-ending benefits of the internet, Walmart, and 24\/7 cable news have made rural residents more aware that the world 'was changing and leaving them behind.' His interviews are consistently revealing. . . . A superb, authoritative sociology book.\" * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\"Mr. Wuthnow has conducted one of the deepest, most intimate examinations of small-town life ever undertaken.\"\u003cb\u003e---David Shribman, \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thanks to Wuthnow’s rich observations, we are able to address and understand what truly confronts us as a nation: the triumph of mass society\u003ci\u003e through\u003c\/i\u003e mass politics in the name of the 'little guy.' Little did we know that such a person would also have the hands to match.\"\u003cb\u003e---L. Benjamin Rolsky, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403849539927,"sku":"9780691177663","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691177663.jpg?v=1730484713","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-left-behind-9780691177663","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}