Saturday, September 2, 2017

Arlie Russell Hochschild. Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right. New Press, 2016. 370 p. $28.

Author
Sociology prof at the University of California.

Benefit
A sociologist lives with several different neo-conservatives who supported Trump in 2015-2016.  She chose supporters who would directly be harmed by Trump's stated policies -- those who were suffering from the effects industrial pollution. This book is one of the most valuable studies on why Trump won the election: it answers the question, why would people support someone who actively promises to kill them?
Arlie