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The assault on reason : our information ecosystem, from the age of print to the age of Trump
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- Creator
- Al Gore
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 2017 edition
- London : Bloomsbury, 2017
- ©2017
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 336 pages ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 1408891964, 9781408891964
- OCLC
- ocn973768210
- Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
- "Updated edition" -- Front cover.
- "This edition with a new preface and conclusion published in 2017" -- Page iv.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-322) and index.
- Introduction -- The politics of fear -- Blinding the faithful -- The politics of wealth -- Convenient untruths -- The assault on the individual -- National insecurity -- The carbon crisis -- Democracy in the balance -- A well-connected citizenry -- Conclusion: The rebirth of democracy -- Conclusion to the 2017 edition: post-truth: on Donald Trump and the 2016 election
Subjects
- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Political culture -- United States.
- Democracy -- United States.
- Reason -- Social aspects -- United States.
- Reason -- Political aspects -- United States.
- Fear -- Political aspects -- United States.
- Official secrets -- United States.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.