TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cockburn,Alexander
TI  - A colossal wreck: a road trip through political scandal, corruption, and American culture 
SN  - 9781781681190 (hardback)
AV  - 002 E 885 C665c 2013
U1  - 320.0973/0905 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Brooklyn, NY
PB  - Verso
KW  - Cockburn, Alexander.
KW  - Politics, Practical
KW  - United States
KW  - Political culture
KW  - Political corruption
KW  - World politics
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Cultura política
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Corrupción Política
KW  - Politica mundial
KW  - Siglo XXI
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1993-2001
KW  - 2001-2009
KW  - 2009-2017
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1980-
KW  - Política y gobierno
KW  - Condiciones sociales
N2  - "Alexander Cockburn was one of the most influential journalists of his generation. As the Atlantic noted, he was a towering figure who 'would say all the outrageous things his bland counterparts lacked the wit, courage, erudition, or epater-spirit to utter on their own.' In A Colossal Wreck, written prior to his death in July 2012, Cockburn reveals his great literary spirit, incisive reading of the situation, and campaigning vim into a single volume that will undoubtedly be seen as his masterpiece. Whether ruthlessly exposing the hypocrisy of Washington from Clinton to Obama, pricking the pomposity of those in power, or tirelessly defending the rights of the oppressed or silenced, Cockburn was the most gifted contrarian of his generation"--
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