{"product_id":"the-dying-citizen-how-progressive-elites-tribalism-and-globalization-are-destroying-the-idea-of-america-9781541647558","title":"The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \"\u003ci\u003eThe Dying Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation\" (Mark R. Levin)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the \"citizen\" is historically rare--and was among America's most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship may soon vanish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e, Hanson outlines the forces that led to this crisis. The evisceration of the middle class has made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Open borders have undermined allegiance to a particular place. Identity politics have eradicated our collective sense of self. And a top-heavy state has endangered personal liberty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dying Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e is a clarion call to rebuild our collective national identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Davis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow in military history at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over two dozen books, including\u003ci\u003e A War Like No Other\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Trump\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Selma, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601131901202,"sku":"9781541647558","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94b3f812-f0da-485b-97a4-253df71f41c1.jpg?v=1732221304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dying-citizen-how-progressive-elites-tribalism-and-globalization-are-destroying-the-idea-of-america-9781541647558","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}