{"product_id":"empire-of-illusion-the-end-of-literacy-and-the-triumph-of-spectacle-paperback","title":"Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a scathing polemic against the spectacle-obsessed culture that has taken over American life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A trenchantly argued critique of the near-destruction of the American Dream by unfettered capitalism.\" --\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An instant bestseller, Chris Hedges's \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most striking and unsettling explorations of illusion and fantasy in contemporary American culture. Traveling to the ringside of professional wrestling bouts at Madison Square Garden, to a pornography convention in Las Vegas, and to academic conferences held by positive psychologists--who claim to be able to engineer happiness--Hedges chronicles the encroachment of artifice and propaganda in all corners of American life. He exposes the mechanisms used to divert us from confronting the economic, environmental, political, and moral collapse around us. A culture that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion dies, Hedges argues, and we are dying now. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was their Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief. He is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eWar is a Force That Gives Us Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath of the Liberal Class\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fascists\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University and writes at chrishedges.substack.com. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.13 x 6.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52940886278368,"sku":"9781568586137","price":21.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/mjI5WBMnsR9781568586137.webp?v=1781613348","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/empire-of-illusion-the-end-of-literacy-and-the-triumph-of-spectacle-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}