{"product_id":"9781400096381","title":"The Age of American Unreason","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cultural history of the last forty years, \u003cb\u003eThe Age of American Unreason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the convergence of social forces—usually treated as separate entities—that has created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge of religious fundamentalism, with more political power today than ever before; the failure of public education to create an informed citizenry; and the triumph of video over print culture. Sparing neither the right nor the left, Jacoby asserts that Americans today have embraced a universe of “junk thought” that makes almost no effort to separate fact from opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040660603120,"sku":"9781400096381","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400096381_p0.jpg?v=1763712157","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400096381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}