{"product_id":"9780745649818","title":"Why Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than Others","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhy Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than Others\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Gilligan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoliticians and the political process, even in ostensibly democratic  countries, can be deadly. James Gilligan has discovered a devastating  truth that has been \"hiding in plain sight\" for the past century -  namely, that when America's conservative party, the Republicans, have  gained the presidency, the country has repeatedly suffered from  epidemics of violent death. Rates of both suicide and homicide have  sky-rocketed. The reasons are all too obvious: rates of every form of  social and economic distress, inequality and loss - unemployment,  recessions, poverty, bankruptcy, homelessness also ballooned to epidemic  proportions. When that has happened, those in the population who were  most vulnerable have \"snapped\", with tragic consequences for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese epidemics of lethal violence have then remained at epidemic levels  until the more liberal party, the Democrats, regained the White House  and dramatically reduced the amount of deadly violence by diminishing  the magnitude of the economic distress that had been causing it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis pattern has been documented since 1900, when the US government  first began compiling vital statistics on a yearly basis, and yet it has  not been noticed by anyone until now except with regard to suicide in  the UK and Australia, where a similar pattern has been described.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis  book is a path-breaking account of a phenomenon that has implications  for every country that presumes to call itself democratic, civilized and  humane, and for all those citizens, voters and political thinkers who  would like to help their country move in that direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Gilligan \u003c\/b\u003eis collegiate professor and MD at New York University.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 July 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745649818\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378459734156,"sku":"9780745649818","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745649818_3776f624-440d-4ebe-aa85-4bfd8e572a37.jpg?v=1780143458","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745649818","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}