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How can we use Social Reproduction Theory to inform political strategy?

When people look back at the 2016 Election, they will use many words to describe it. Among them will not be 'decorous', 'thoughtful', 'reasoned' or 'civil'. The campaign, at times, has seemed as if it was waged in an alternate cartoon universe. This has been all part of the craziness and unseemliness that has the rest of the world wondering if America has collectively lost their sanity. Election 2016: Democracy in Disarray will examine the nitty-gritty of the campaign. It will also skewer those that need skewering and puncture pomposity where it needs puncturing.

The book explores the interplay between modernist literary fame and the emerging celebrity culture of the early twentieth century. It delves into how authors navigated public personas and the impact of media on their recognition, revealing the complexities of artistic identity in a rapidly changing cultural landscape. Through this examination, it highlights the tensions between literary merit and commercial success, offering insights into the dynamics of fame in the modernist era.

A massive underground sensation, "The Big Lebowski" has been hailed as the first cult film of the internet age. This book addresses the film's influences - westerns, noir, grail legends, the 1960s, and Fluxus - and its historical connections to the first Iraq war, boomers, slackerdom, surrealism, college culture, and bowling.