Summary - Evil Geniuses: Based On The Book By Kurt Andersen
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SUMMARY
EVIL GENIUSES
BASED ON THE BOOK BY KURT ANDERSEN
SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: BRIEF BOOKS PUBLISHING
CONTENT
The Rise of the "Land of the New"
Building the American Social Contract (Late 1800s - 1970s)
The 1960s: Peak New and the Stirrings of Reaction
The 1970s: A Turning Point - The Rise of Nostalgia and the Counter-Revolution
The Reagan Era: Implementing the "Raw Deal" (1980s)
The 1990s: A Period of Consolidation and Shifting Landscapes
The 21st Century: Entrenchment and New Challenges (2000s - 2010s)
An Era of Stasis and Uncertainty (2010s - Present)
Charting a New Course: Potential Paths Forward
General Analysis
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK
Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen examines a pivotal shift in American history. Beginning around the 1970s, the book delves into how a powerful alliance of the wealthy, conservatives, and big business strategically reshaped the nation's economy and social fabric. This narrative contrasts the post-World War II era of greater economic fairness with the subsequent decades marked by a dramatic concentration of wealth and growing insecurity for most Americans. The author explores the methods and consequences of this transformation, alongside the intriguing parallel of a rising cultural obsession with nostalgia.
