The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Most of human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, or tribes. The concept of the "citizen," an idea we take for granted, is historically quite rare - and was, until recently, amongst America's most profoundly cherished ideals. But without shock treatment, warns historian and conservative political commentator Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship as we have known it for well over two centuries may soon vanish.
In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that have brought us to the twilight of American citizenship, and led to the deeply fractured politics of the present era. Over the last half-century, numerous forces from both above and below have conspired to undermine the value we place in the idea of citizenship - and our vigilance in protecting it. To be self-governing, citizens must be economically autonomous, but the evisceration of the middle class and the rise of inequality have made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Citizenship exists within delineated borders - but open borders and the elite concept of "global citizenship" have rendered meaningless the idea of allegiance to a particular place. Citizenship relies on the renunciation of tribal identity in favor of the state, but identity politics have eradicated the idea of a collective civic sense of self. A vastly expanded unelected bureaucracy has overwhelmed the power of elected officials, thereby destroying the sovereign power of the citizen. Progressive academics and activists lay siege to the institutions and traditions of constitutional citizenship.
As in the revolutionary years of 1848, 1917, and 1968, 2020 has ripped away our complacency about the future of our most cherished ideals. Americans are forced to confront the fragility of citizenship - indeed, the fragility of our nation. But this calamitous year may also teach Americans to rebuild and recover what we have lost. The choice is ours.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Victor Davis Hanson. (2021). The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America. Unabridged Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Victor Davis Hanson. 2021. The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America. Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Victor Davis Hanson, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America. Hachette Book Group, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Victor Davis Hanson. The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America. Unabridged Hachette Book Group, 2021.
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 2 | 0 |
There is 1 hold on this title.
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0887-1/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0887-1/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0887-1/EED/6F1/58/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0887-1/EED/6F1/58/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781668601730
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781668601730
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Victor Davis Hanson
- title
- The Dying Citizen
- dateAdded
- 2021-10-06T16:33:00-04:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=6360667
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Dying Citizen How Progressive Elites Tribalism and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- crossRefId
- 6360667
- subtitle
- How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- id
- eed6f158-3630-4c87-b22b-c9afc4627bed
- starRating
- 0
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 15:10:51
- fileName: TheDyingCitizen_9781668601730_6360667
- partCount: 15
- fileSize: 435890432
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781668601730
- rights:
- type: PlayOnPC
- value: 1
- type: PlayOnPCCount
- value: -1
- type: BurnToCD
- value: 1
- type: BurnToCDCount
- value: -1
- type: PlayOnPM
- value: 1
- type: TransferToSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferToNonSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferCount
- value: -1
- type: CollaborativePlay
- value: 0
- type: PublicPerformance
- value: 0
- type: TranscodeToAAC
- value: 1
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-mp3
- onSaleDate: 10/5/2021
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=eed6f158-3630-4c87-b22b-c9afc4627bed&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- duration: 15:07:58
- fileName: OverDrive_68648
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 435830693
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781668601730
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 10/5/2021
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=eed6f158-3630-4c87-b22b-c9afc4627bed&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Hanson, Victor Davis
- bioText:
Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow in military history at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over two dozen books, including The Case for Trump.
- name: Victor Davis Hanson
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Thomas, James Edward
- name: James Edward Thomas
- imprint
- Basic Books
- publishDate
- 2021-10-05T00:00:00-04:00
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Dying Citizen
- fullDescription
- The New York Times bestselling author explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship
Most of human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, or tribes. The concept of the "citizen," an idea we take for granted, is historically quite rare - and was, until recently, amongst America's most profoundly cherished ideals. But without shock treatment, warns historian and conservative political commentator Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship as we have known it for well over two centuries may soon vanish.
In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that have brought us to the twilight of American citizenship, and led to the deeply fractured politics of the present era. Over the last half-century, numerous forces from both above and below have conspired to undermine the value we place in the idea of citizenship - and our vigilance in protecting it. To be self-governing, citizens must be economically autonomous, but the evisceration of the middle class and the rise of inequality have made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Citizenship exists within delineated borders - but open borders and the elite concept of "global citizenship" have rendered meaningless the idea of allegiance to a particular place. Citizenship relies on the renunciation of tribal identity in favor of the state, but identity politics have eradicated the idea of a collective civic sense of self. A vastly expanded unelected bureaucracy has overwhelmed the power of elected officials, thereby destroying the sovereign power of the citizen. Progressive academics and activists lay siege to the institutions and traditions of constitutional citizenship.
As in the revolutionary years of 1848, 1917, and 1968, 2020 has ripped away our complacency about the future of our most cherished ideals. Americans are forced to confront the fragility of citizenship - indeed, the fragility of our nation. But this calamitous year may also teach Americans to rebuild and recover what we have lost. The choice is ours.
- popularity
- 1076
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/eed6f158-3630-4c87-b22b-c9afc4627bed/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- eed6f158-3630-4c87-b22b-c9afc4627bed
- starRating
- 3.7
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0887-1/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0887-1/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0887-1/EED/6F1/58/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0887-1/EED/6F1/58/{EED6F158-3630-4C87-B22B-C9AFC4627BED}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Politics
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDateText
- 10/05/2021
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781668601723
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
- The New York Times bestselling author explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship
Most of human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, or tribes. The concept of the "citizen," an idea we take for granted, is historically quite rare - and was, until recently, amongst America's most profoundly cherished ideals. But without shock treatment, warns historian and conservative political commentator Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship as we have known it for well over two centuries may soon vanish.
In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that have brought us to the twilight of American citizenship, and led to the deeply fractured politics of the present era. Over the last half-century, numerous forces from both above and below have conspired to undermine the value we place in the idea of citizenship - and our vigilance in protecting it. To be self-governing, citizens must be...
- sortTitle
- Dying Citizen How Progressive Elites Tribalism and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- crossRefId
- 6360667
- subtitle
- How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- publisher
- Hachette Book Group
- bisacCodes
- code: POL003000
- description: Political Science / Civics & Citizenship
- code: POL040000
- description: Political Science / American Government / General
- code: POL042020
- description: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
