{"product_id":"9780060532499","title":"The Fight Is for Democracy: Winning the War of Ideas in America and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmericans aren't fighting just a war on terrorism ... they are fighting, and losing, a war of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis riveting collection of original essays by some of the best political minds in America argues that the post–September 11 era has put American democracy itself on trial. In short, defeating terrorism requires us to live up to our own ideals. In \u003ci\u003eThe Fight Is for Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, nine leading writers take a hard, and at times personal, look at American life and America's role in the world. These pieces share a belief in the need for liberal reform at home and abroad. Power alone is not enough to win hearts and minds around the world. The war against terrorism should be a war for democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with an Introduction by George Packer, \u003ci\u003eThe Fight Is for Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e pushes the national debate in provocative new directions with essays on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic politics and foreign policy — Michael Tomasky, political columnist for \u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman rights and intervention — Laura Secor, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecularism — Vijay Seshadri, author and professor at Sarah Lawrence College\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriotism — Todd Gitlin, author and professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics in the Arab World — Kanan Makiya, author and professor at Brandeis University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntellectuals and American culture — Susie Linfield, associate director of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization — William Finnegan, staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic inequality — Jeff Madrick, editor of \u003ci\u003eChallenge\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiberalism and terror — Paul Berman, contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007899648240,"sku":"9780060532499","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060532499_p0.jpg?v=1763619396","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060532499","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}