Ranked #13 in 2018, Ranked #20 in Conservatism — see more rankings.
Reviews and Recommendations
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Tony Schwartz Arlie Hochschild is a brilliant writer and a sociologist of great empathy and insight. Although the book was written before Trump was elected president, it goes a long way toward explaining him, and more specifically toward explaining why people embraced him. (Source)
Clara Jeffery @jwpetersNYT Anywho, Arlie spent 5 years embedded in Tea Party culture. Her book was an NYT best-seller and a National Book Award finalist. And she was hardly the only one that did deep reporting on the Tea Party before and after the 2016 election. (Source)
Kate Marvel Hochschild argues that all social groups have a ‘deep story’: a narrative that makes the complicated world make sense. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Strangers in Their Own Land is ranked in the following categories:
- #41 in Civics
- #43 in Current Affairs
- #24 in Environmentalism
- #79 in Liberalism
- #66 in Political Science
- #49 in Politics
- #91 in Poverty
- #96 in Social Sciences
- #29 in Sociology