Stranger in the Homeland

Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right

The author of this book, Arlie Russell Hochschild, is a well-known American sociologist and writer. Her books are all related to issues that have attracted much attention in today's American society. This book is her in-depth investigation of American conservatives who are increasingly experiencing polarized political phenomena. It is what sociologists call an "exploratory" and "hypothesis-generating" research work.
Hochschild selected 60 people in Louisiana for communication and interviews, and chose 6 people from the 40 core interviewees for in-depth analysis. This book was written based on more than 4,000 pages of interview records. By showing many aspects of their lives and their different views on environmental issues, it excavates the deep stories in the hearts of conservatives in today's American society. It is especially helpful for us to have a deeper understanding of today's American society and shows us an aspect of American society that was previously little known.
【Content Introduction】
In 2016, when Donald Trump won the US presidential election as the Republican nominee, a bewildered American citizen turned to Stranger in My Own Land, seeking to understand how conservatives' class, race, upbringing, religious upbringing, and social spheres like industry, government, and the media influence their political sentiments. Arlie Russell Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of our time, spent the five years before the election in the Tea Party stronghold of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Using environmental pollution as a key issue, she explored the deep stories of conservatives, exploring the possibility of scaling the "empathy wall" between conservatives and liberals in the United States.
[This book has been praised]
★2016 National Book Award finalist★2016 New York Times Most Noteworthy Work★2016 Newsday Top 10 Books★2016 Kirkus Book of the Year★One of the "Six Books to Understand Trump's Victory" as rated by the New York Times A must-read for all Americans interested in politics and not ready to give up.
—Joan Blaise, co-founder of Living Room Conversations, Mothers for All, and Forward This is exemplary…the clearest narrative account yet of the social underpinnings of the antagonism behind Trump and right-wing populism as a whole.
—Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect
At this moment when it seems like the end of the world is approaching, Ali Russell Hochschild's "Stranger in His Own Land" is undoubtedly a timely rain... worth reading.
—Sean McCann, Los Angeles Review of Books
“Stranger in His Own Land”…provides an excellent perspective on how some voters feel alienated and disconnected.
—Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans, Politico
A shocking and eye-opening book.
—Helen Lewis, The New Statesman
What’s remarkable about “A Stranger in His Own Land” is its unwavering empathy and its focus on the emotional realm of politics. It’s been called a timely film, but it stands the test of time.
—Gabriel Thompson, Newsday
Hochschild goes beyond the truism that less affluent voters who support smaller government and lower taxes are voting against their economic interests…Strangers in Their Own Land subverts the caricature of rednecks to reveal a people whose dignity is often overlooked.
—Doton Akindoye, The Oprah Magazine
Hochschild was deeply interested in how people make sense of their own lives... These meticulously detailed descriptions... reveal the profound divide between Hochschild's 'strangers in their own land' and the new generation of elites.
—Jedidiah Purdy, The New Republic
With compassion and empathy, Hochschild finds a narrative that gives meaning to their lives and makes their experiences known—while explaining their political beliefs and much more. This is a compelling book that anyone seeking to understand contemporary America should read.
—Robert Leahy, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley "There is no more important topic in American politics today, and no one has analyzed it more thoroughly. Every page—every story and character—is fascinating, and the analysis in this book is deeply inspiring."
—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of My Life at the Bottom and My Disordered Life “In an era when questions of policy, legislation, and even facts have all but vanished from public discourse, replaced by debates over candidates’ ‘ethos’ and brands, [Hochschild’s] analysis is long overdue.”
—Nathaniel Rich, The New York Review of Books

2020-05-01

社会科学文献出版社

Oracle

436

9787520151085