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Empire of Illusion

লেখক / Author: Chris Hedges

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"A trenchantly argued critique of the near-destruction of the American Dream" (Philadelphia Inquirer) and the image-obsessed culture that has taken over society and culture An instant bestseller, Empire of Illusion is a striking and unsettling exploration of illusion and fantasy in contemporary American culture. Traveling to the ringside of professional wrestling bouts at Madison Square Garden, to Las Vegas to write about the pornographic film industry, and to academic conferences held by positive psychologists who claim to be able to engineer happiness, Hedges chronicles our flight from an ever-worsening reality. The cultural embrace of illusion and celebrity culture have accompanied a growing system of casino capitalism, which creates vast wealth for elites. Corporations have ruthlessly…

Publisher: Hachette UK

Pages: 240

Language: en

ISBN-13: 9780786749553

ISBN-10: 0786749555