{"product_id":"when-the-clock-broke-con-men-conspiracists-and-how-america-cracked-up-in-the-early-1990s-9780374605445","title":"When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Notable Books of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER National Indie Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Barack Obama summer reading pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's ten best books of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Terrific . . . Vibrant . . . \u003ci\u003eWhen the Clock Broke\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rarest of books: unflag\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egingly entertaining while never losing sight of its moral core.\" --Jennifer Szalai, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"John Ganz is a fantastic writer . . . [\u003ci\u003eWhen the Clock Broke\u003c\/i\u003e] is phenomenal . . . truly, truly great.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Chris Hayes, \u003ci\u003eWhy Is This Happening? \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhen the Clock Broke \u003c\/i\u003eis leagues more insightful on the subject of Trump's ascent than most writing that purports to address the issue directly.\" --Becca Rothfeld, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era--and their dark legacy today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the Soviet Union extinct, Saddam Hussein defeated, and U.S. power at its zenith, the early 1990s promised a \"kinder, gentler America.\" Instead, it was a period of rising anger and domestic turmoil, anticipating the polarization and resurgent extremism we know today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen the Clock Broke\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed political writer John Ganz tells the story of America's late-century discontents. Ranging from upheavals in Crown Heights and Los Angeles to the advent of David Duke and the heartland survivalists, the broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh, and the bitter disputes between neoconservatives and the \"paleo-con\" right, Ganz immerses us in a time when what Philip Roth called the \"indigenous American berserk\" took new and ever-wilder forms. In the 1992 campaign, Pat Buchanan's and Ross Perot's insurgent populist bids upended the political establishment, all while Americans struggled through recession, alarm about racial and social change, the specter of a new power in Asia, and the end of Cold War-era political norms. Conspiracy theories surged, and intellectuals and activists strove to understand the \"Middle American Radicals\" whose alienation fueled new causes. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton appeared to forge a new, vital center, though it would not hold for long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a rollicking, eye-opening book, Ganz narrates the fall of the Reagan order and the rise of a new and more turbulent America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ganz \u003c\/b\u003ewrites the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eUnpopular Front\u003c\/i\u003e newsletter for Substack. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568604909842,"sku":"9780374605445","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5f830c8-abda-4172-8277-d9d2b805c89f.jpg?v=1747814078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-clock-broke-con-men-conspiracists-and-how-america-cracked-up-in-the-early-1990s-9780374605445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}