In ten satiric episodes, Kernan visits virtually every important American institution -- the family, education, religion, art, the military, law courts, sex, science and medicine, politics, and not least television and its advertisements. Unsparing with his barbs, he reveals both the fools and the knaves among us. Kernan's modern-day Joads find themselves in a distorted world where a surplus of democracy not only fails to free its inhabitants but also makes them vulnerable to the machinations of greedy and unscrupulous exploiters. Echoing the voices of such other provocative wits as Evelyn Waugh and Tom Wolfe, Kernan will make you laugh at the absurdity of American culture and -- in all likelihood -- at yourself.
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In ten satiric episodes, Kernan visits virtually every important American institution -- the family, education, religion, art, the military, law courts, sex, science and medicine, politics, and not least television and its advertisements. Unsparing with his barbs, he reveals both the fools and the knaves among us. Kernan's modern-day Joads find themselves in a distorted world where a surplus of democracy not only fails to free its inhabitants but also makes them vulnerable to the machinations of greedy and unscrupulous exploiters. Echoing the voices of such other provocative wits as Evelyn Waugh and Tom Wolfe, Kernan will make you laugh at the absurdity of American culture and -- in all likelihood -- at yourself.
Imprint | Yale University Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | April 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2002 |
Authors | Alvin Kernan |
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 272 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-09290-5 |
Barcode | 9780300092905 |
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LSN | 0-300-09290-3 |