Jailyn: A book that everyone should look into reading
The New American State tackles different topics about the American government and society while using other Western and non-Western governments and cultures to compare. Having been published in October of this year, this political work extends its commentary to Donald Trump’s presidency and their handling of COVID-19 as well as the presidential election of 2020. Reading this at the start of election week, might have been the best possible time, as Dimitar Avramov discusses historically what ...
Ivan K: Very timely and a good read
"The New American State" is a book about tomorrow. It is very timely and relevant. It describes the changes in the political process in the American and other Western democracies and warns against the threat posed by the right-wing and left-wing populism. The author stresses that "The corporatization of the American economy is so advanced that it would be hard or even impossible for the government to stop it."There are three "essential political missions" for the U.S. society clearly ...
Lilia K: A book for everyone who is interested in politics as a process
The New American State describes that "America is moving from broad-based party politics to identity politics”. The author explains how the "color of the skin, religion, ethnicity, social choice, gender, and even sexual and gender identity have turned into collective political statuses that are increasingly important in nominating political candidates."Here is one of the memorable quotes: "In the American democracy, participation in politics and the process of delegating power have traditi...
A. Sheikh: Explains Political Process And What Is Ahead!
The book explains how the political process in America and other Western democracies change in the digital economy. The New American State is a state of identity politics, damaged capitalism, less personal freedoms. A very interesting book that describes negative trends in American form of government.Some quotes from The American New State:"In times of significant economic, social, and political upheavals, it is very likely for the role of the identity politics to increase. This will ...