People around the world are confused and concerned. Is it a sign of strength or of weakness that the US has suddenly shifted from a politics of consensus to one of coercion on the world stage? What was really at stake in the war on Iraq? Was it all about oil and, if not, what else was involved? What role has a sagging economy played in pushing the US into foreign adventurism an...(展开全部)

People around the world are confused and concerned. Is it a sign of strength or of weakness that the US has suddenly shifted from a politics of consensus to one of coercion on the world stage? What was really at stake in the war on Iraq? Was it all about oil and, if not, what else was involved? What role has a sagging economy played in pushing the US into foreign adventurism an...(展开全部)

American democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country of winners and loser s, allowing unprecedented freedom while rending the social contract, driving the political system to the verge of breakdown, and setting citizens adrift to find new paths forward. In The Unwinding, George Packer, author of The Assassins’ Gate: ...(展开全部)

乔治·帕克，美国作家，记者。 1960年生，毕业于耶鲁大学。自2003年起连续十五年担任《纽约客》专职作者，两获海外记者俱乐部奖。现为《大西洋月刊》专职作者。 作为长期观察员和一线写作者，乔治·帕克深谙美国的历史变迁、经济发展和社会结构，深入从华盛顿到绣带工厂的生命世界 ，被视为最了解当代美国的作家之一。其作品《刺客之门》《我们的人》先后入围普利策奖，《下沉年代》于2013年因“撕开美国的破碎裂痕”获美国国家图书奖。 2019年，乔治·帕克获希钦斯奖，该奖旨在表彰“为自由表达和追求真理而不顾个人或职业后果”的作家。 ———— 刘冉，香港中文大学社会学学士、硕士，宾夕法尼亚大学社会学博士，曾任职于硅谷某科技公司，现为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校教育政策研究系助理教授，译有《文凭社会》《暴力：一种微观社会学理论》等书。

乔治·帕克，美国作家，记者。 1960年生，毕业于耶鲁大学。自2003年起连续十五年担任《纽约客》专职作者，两获海外记者俱乐部奖。现为《大西洋月刊》专职作者。 作为长期观察员和一线写作者，乔治·帕克深谙美国的历史变迁、经济发展和社会结构，深入从华盛顿到绣带工厂的生命世界 ，被视为最了解当代美国的作家之一。其作品《刺客之门》《我们的人》先后入围普利策奖，《下沉年代》于2013年因“撕开美国的破碎裂痕”获美国国家图书奖。 2019年，乔治·帕克获希钦斯奖，该奖旨在表彰“为自由表达和追求真理而不顾个人或职业后果”的作家。 ———— 刘冉，香港中文大学社会学学士、硕士，宾夕法尼亚大学社会学博士，曾任职于硅谷某科技公司，现为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校教育政策研究系助理教授，译有《文凭社会》《暴力：一种微观社会学理论》等书。

American democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country of winners and loser s, allowing unprecedented freedom while rending the social contract, driving the political system to the verge of breakdown, and setting citizens adrift to find new paths forward. In The Unwinding, George Packer, author of The Assassins’ Gate: ...(展开全部)