Anyone who wants to understand modern America should read this captivating book.” -Robert B. With compassion and empathy, she discovers the narrative that gives meaning and expression to their lives-and which explains their political convictions, along with much else. “Hochschild journeys into a far different world than her liberal academic enclave of Berkeley, into the heartland of the nation’s political right, in order to understand how the conservative white working class sees America. Every page-every story and individual-is fascinating, and the emerging analysis is revelatory.” -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed and Living with a Wild God There could not be a more important topic in current American politics, nor a better person to dissect it. “With the clear-headed empathy Arlie Russell Hochschild is famous for, she explored the central paradox of the political activists in the heart of ‘cancer alley’: they understand that the chemical and oil companies have destroyed their environment and sometimes their lives, but they remain ardent defenders of free market capitalism. “A well-told chronicle of an ambitious sociological project of significant current importance.” - Kirkus Reviews “Hochschild has gone about her investigation diligently and with an appealing humility.” -Karen Olsson, Bookforum In today’s political climate, this may be invaluable.” - The Economist “The anger and hurt of the author’s interviewees is intelligible to all. reveal a gulf between Hochschild’s ‘strangers in their own land’ and a new elite.” -Jedediah Purdy, The New Republic conveys that she genuinely likes the people she meets, communicating their dignity and values. “Hochschild is fascinated by how people make sense of their lives. of facts on the ground.” -Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker They are concerned about pollution, and about the social decay that we see most vividly in the opioid epidemic. “Up close there is a depth to the concerns of Hochschild’s subjects. A must-read for any political American who isn’t ready to give up just yet.” -Joan Blades, co-founder of, , and “In her attempt to climb over the ‘empathy wall’ and truly understand the emotional lives of her political adversaries, Arlie Hochschild gives us a vital roadmap to bridging the deep divides in our political landscape and renewing the promise of American democracy. “Hochschild comes to know people-and her own nation-better than they know themselves.” -Heather Mallick, The Toronto Star analysis is overdue at a time when questions of policy and legislation and even fact have all but vanished from the public discourse, replaced by debates about the candidate’s ‘temperament,’ and brand.” -Nathaniel Rich, The New York Review of Books “ connection and kindness to the people she meets is what makes this book so powerful.” -Marion Winik, Minneapolis Star Tribune “We are indebted to Hochschild for her patience, intelligence and generosity of spirit.” -Theo Anderson, In These Times The paperback edition features a new afterword by the author reflecting on the election of Donald Trump and the other events that have unfolded both in Louisiana and around the country since the hardcover edition was published, and also includes a readers’ group guide at the back of the book. reveal a gulf between Hochchild’s ‘strangers in their own land’ and a new elite.” Already a favorite common read book in communities and on campuses across the country and called “humble and important” by David Brooks and “masterly” by Atul Gawande, Hochschild’s book has been lauded by Noam Chomsky, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, and countless others. As Jedediah Purdy put it in the New Republic, “Hochschild is fascinated by how people make sense of their lives. Arlie Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, had spent the preceding five years immersed in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Tea Party stronghold. To Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump voters were thinking when they cast their ballots. When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned
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