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by Jonathan Freedland (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd; New edition edition (15 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841150215
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841150215
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 336,977 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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On a switchback ride through the USA, riding pillion with America's founding fathers, Jonathan Freedland searches out the qualities that made America the land at the end of his childhood rainbow, the place his grandfather and he conspired to run off to because of its open promise and unbounded potential. Noisy, crass, greedy, riddled with crime, riven by race, obsessed by money: America, exporter of junk to the UK. Or is it? From Lesbianville in New Hampshire to Tent City in Arizona, from the high kitsch celebration of Liberace to the Bible Belt austerity of Iowa, from the paranoid militia of rural Montana to Florida's Condo Canyon, this is a journey to the heart of modern America -- to Normal, Illinois. On his travels Freedland reveals how Americans control of their own lives, shape their own communities and vibrantly assert their rights. And there's even a twist: the spirit that inspires the American secret is actually our own -- a British revolutionary fervour mislaid across the Atlantic. This what has made America the diverse, freedom-loving, self-sufficient, independent icon to the world: the place where socialism never took hold because it is inherent in the founding vision, where capitalism at the same time has reached its apogee; where many cultures contribute to the national fabric and yet the sense of belonging to the nation and reverence for its symbols is unmatched across the globe. It's time Britain shared the vitality: time to reclaim the revolution and bring it home.


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Jonathan Freedland is a columnist and leader writer for the Guardian. Until 1997 he was the paper's Washington Correspondent. Previously a reporter for BBC news and current affairs, he has been a frequent contributor to magazines on both sides of the Atlantic, including Vogue, GQ and Elle. This is his first book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be made compulsory school reading, 25 Jul 2007
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Any book that calls for Liz Windsor to be removed from the throne deserves to be compulsory reading for all UK school children. However, having an unelected head of state is only one aspect of the 'British Constitution' that compares unfavourably with the USA. The lack of control and accountability of the ruling elite in the UK is truly appalling.

This book draws stark, and uncomfortable, contrasts between the way things are done in the UK as opposed to the USA. Americans recognise that democracy is important, unfortunately we in the UK seem to have forgotten this.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy read that is stimulating and thought provoking., 13 Dec 2000
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What an eye-opener! This really does challenge the "British Club". If you ever wanted to understand why the majority of the British are apathetic towards government, this book will help you. It doesn't present America as a panacea either. There is much to criticise in America, and much to praise. There is not very much to praise about the political system in Britain, once you understand upon what it is built.

Next time a politician turns up on your doorstep to canvass for your vote, give him this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a timely and relelevent one for Australians., 6 Aug 1999
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As an Australian I felt 'Bring Home the Revolution' was particularly relevant in light of my nation's up coming referendum as to whether or not we should become a Republic. I would like to see more of my fellow Australians engage the ideas and arguments Freedland has raised.

As a 'colonial' 'Bring Home the Revolution' helped me feel vindicated in my long held suspicion that British 'anti-Americanism' is as much about bad-old-fashioned class prejudice as it is about righteousness indignation at the worst excesses of American civilization.

Freedland provides ample evidence to support the thesis that the US is in fact a nation dedicated to democratic ideals in a much more substantive and profound way than is the UK, going so far as to question the fundamental democratic credentials of the Westminster system.

While it is almost universally accepted that the roots of American democracy do in deed lie in British traditions, I find it almost impossible to imagine the type of transformation he has urged happening in my lifetime. A cultural revolution of this type will only succeed if it happens in the same way Freedland describes American style democracy as happening, i.e. from the grassroots up. Is there really anything in recent British experience to suggest such a potential exists?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clear conscise and extremely readable
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