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Oct 06, 2009 empire of illusion, interviewed by ron suskind former new york times reporter chris hedges discusses his new book, empire of illusion, which describes what he considers to be the economic. Remarkable, bracing and highly moral, empire of illusion is hedges lament for his nation. Mar 25, 2014 empire of illusion by chris hedges author. Chris hedges the culture of illusion, one of happy thoughts, manipulated emotions, and trust in the beneficence of power, means we sing along with the chorus or. The end of literacy and the triumph of spectacle reprint by hedges, chris isbn. A prescient book that forecast the culture that gave rise to trump a society beholden to empty spectacle and obsessio. Author targets pop cultures empire of illusion vapid talk shows, celebrity gossip, empty promises that you, too, can be happy and rich. The author of the best selling war is a force that gives us meaning, a finalist for the national book critics circle award for nonfiction hedges received the 2002 amnesty international global award for human rights journalism. His books include war is a force that gives us meaning 2002, a finalist for the national book critics circle award for nonfiction.
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