The America Syndrome by Betsy Hartmann
Has apocalyptic thinking contributed to some of the USA's biggest problems - inequality, permanent war, and the despoiling of natural resources? From the Puritans to the present, historian and public policy advocate Betsy Hartmann sheds light on a pervasive but - until now - invisible theme shaping the American mindset: apocalyptic thinking, or the belief that the end of the world is nigh. Hartmann makes a compelling case that apocalyptic fears are deeply intertwined with the American ethos, to our detriment. In The America Syndrome, she seeks to reclaim human agency and, in so doing, revise the national narrative. By changing the way we think, we just might change the world.BETSY HARTMANN, a writer, educator, and women's rights advocate, has influenced national debates on population control, environmentalism, and national security through her writings and appearances. Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: The Global Politics of Population Control, now in its third edition, confronts the powerful myth of overpopulation and its harmful effects for women's reproductive health and rights. She is co-editor of the anthology Creating Threats: Biofears and Environmental Anxieties and co-author of A Silent Violence: Perspective from a Bangladesh Village. The Truth About Fire and Fatal Election, two of her political thrillers, look at the threat the Far Right poses to American democracy. Hartmann is a senior policy analyst for Hampshire College's Population and Development Center and an emerita professor of Development Studies. She is a resident of western Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781609809454 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609809459 |
| Title | The America Syndrome |
| Author | Betsy Hartmann |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2019-11-19 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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