by Kevin Phillips · Viking Adult · tapa dura · ISBN 9780670032648
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«American Dynasty» is the political history essay by Kevin Phillips, published by Viking Adult in hardcover (397 pages, in English).
Kevin Phillips analyzes the rise of the Bush family over four generations, from World War I to the White House. He argues that the dynasty's economic influence and social connections were decisive, and examines the role of wealth and aristocracy in American politics ahead of the 2004 elections.
The work's full subtitle is «Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush». It is the first edition and includes bibliography and index.
For those interested in US political history, the presidency, and the influence of great families on American democracy.
Kevin Price Phillips was an American writer and commentator on politics, economics, and history. He emerged as a Republican Party strategist who helped devise its Southern Strategy in the 1960s. Phillips became disaffected with the party by the 1990s, subsequently leaving it to become an independent and staunch critic of the Republicans. He was a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Harper's Magazine, and National Public Radio, and was a political analyst on PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers.
