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050 0 0 _aE902
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082 0 0 _a973.931
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100 1 _aGore, Albert,
_d1948-
_949888
245 1 4 _aThe assault on reason /
260 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Press,
_c2007.
300 _a308 p. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction --
_g1. The
_tpolitics of fear --
_g2.
_tBlinding the faithful --
_g3. The
_tpolitics of wealth --
_g4.
_tConvenient untruths --
_g5. The
_tassault on the individual --
_g6.
_tNational insecurity --
_g7. The
_tcarbon crisis --
_g8.
_tDemocracy in the balance --
_g9. A
_twell-connected citizenry --
_g10. The
_trebirth of democracy --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tNotes --
_tIndex.
520 _aAn analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has created an environment dangerously hostile to reason. We live in an age when the 30-second television spot is the most powerful force shaping the electorate's thinking, and America is in the hands of an administration less interested than any previous administration in sharing the truth with the citizenry. Of even greater concern is this administration's disinterest in the process by which the truth is ascertained--an open inquiry in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions. Never has there been a worse time for us to lose the capacity to face the reality of our long-term challenges. Gore aims to make us more aware of the forces at work on our own minds, and to lead us to an understanding of what we can do to safeguard our future.--From publisher description.
600 1 0 _aBush, George W.
_q(George Walker),
_d1946-
_949889
600 1 0 _aBush, George W.
_q(George Walker),
_d1946-
_xFriends and associates.
_949890
650 0 _aPolitical culture
_zUnited States.
_949891
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zUnited States.
_949892
650 0 _aReason
_xSocial aspects
_zUnited States.
_949893
650 0 _aReason
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States.
_949894
650 0 _aFear
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States.
_949895
650 0 _aOfficial secrets
_zUnited States.
_91400
650 0 _aReligious fundamentalism
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States.
_949896
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y2001-
_949858
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007003261-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007003261-d.html
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