{"product_id":"9781639734641","title":"The Big Myth: With a New Afterword by the Authors","description":"Author: Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781639734641\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 592 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An immense scholarly feat.      \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A  scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it s too late.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a New Afterword by the Authors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e offer a profound, startling history of one of America s most tenacious\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003eand destructive\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003efalse ideas- the myth of the \"free market.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn their landmark book \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway revealed the origins of climate change denial. Now, they unfold the truth about another disastrous dogma- the \"magic of the marketplace.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy- down with \"big government\" and up with unfettered markets. With trenchant archival evidence, Oreskes and Conway document campaigns to rewrite textbooks, combat unions, and defend child labor. They detail the ploys that turned hardline economists Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman into household names; recount the libertarian roots of the Little House on the Prairie books; and tune into the General Electric-sponsored TV show that beamed free-market doctrine to millions and launched Ronald Reagan s political career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By the 1970s, this propaganda was succeeding. Free market ideology would define the next half-century across Republican \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Democratic administrations, giving us a housing crisis, the opioid scourge, climate destruction, and a baleful response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Only by understanding this history can we imagine a future where markets will serve, not stifle, democracy.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655881543838,"sku":"UBD-9781639734641","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781639734641.jpg?v=1774836275","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781639734641","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}