{"product_id":"why-are-we-at-war","title":"Why Are We at War?","description":"Beginning with his debut masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked and the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003eNorman Mailer has repeatedly told the truth about war. \u003ci\u003eWhy Are We at War? \u003c\/i\u003ereturns Mailer to the gravity of the battlefield and the grand hubris of the politicians who send soldiers there to die. First published in the early days of the Iraq War, \u003ci\u003eWhy Are We at War? \u003c\/i\u003eis an explosive argument about the American quest for empire that still carries weight today. Scrutinizing the Bush administration’s words and actions, Mailer unleashes his trademark moral rigor: “Because democracy is noble, it is always endangered. . . . To assume blithely that we can export democracy into any country we choose can serve paradoxically to encourage more fascism at home and abroad.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhy Are We at War?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “We’re overloaded with information these days, some of it possibly true. Mailer offers a provocative—and persuasive—cultural and intellectual frame.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Mailer] still has the stamina to churn out hard-hitting criticism.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Penetrating . . . There’s plenty of irreverent wit and fresh thinking on display.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Eloquent . . . thoughtful . . . \u003ci\u003eWhy Are We at War? \u003c\/i\u003epulls no punches.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Norman Mailer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230433116448,"sku":"9780812971118","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780812971118.jpg?v=1770862713","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/why-are-we-at-war","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}