Ranked #13 in 2018, Ranked #20 in Conservatism — see more rankings.
Reviews and Recommendations
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Tony Schwartz Arlie Hochschild is a brilliant writer and a sociologist of great empathy and insight. Although the book was written before Trump was elected president, it goes a long way toward explaining him, and more specifically toward explaining why people embraced him. (Source)
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Clara Jeffery @jwpetersNYT Anywho, Arlie spent 5 years embedded in Tea Party culture. Her book was an NYT best-seller and a National Book Award finalist. And she was hardly the only one that did deep reporting on the Tea Party before and after the 2016 election. (Source)
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Kate Marvel Hochschild argues that all social groups have a ‘deep story’: a narrative that makes the complicated world make sense. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Strangers in Their Own Land is ranked in the following categories:
- #41 in Civics
- #43 in Current Affairs
- #24 in Environmentalism
- #79 in Liberalism
- #66 in Political Science
- #49 in Politics
- #91 in Poverty
- #96 in Social Sciences
- #29 in Sociology