"Strangers in Their Own Land" skildrer den anerkendte sociolog Arlie Hochschilds tankevækkende rejse fra sin liberale hjemstavn, Berkley i Californien, og dybt ind i Louisianas dybt konservative bayou-områder.
Som hun undervejs lærer folk at kende, der på allerstærkeste vis er modstandere af Hochschilds egne liberale idealer, lærer hun også folkets værdier at kende. Værdier, der deles af enhver amerikaner: en længel efter fællesskab, kærlighed til sin familie og store forhåbninger til sine børns fremtid.
"Strangers in Their Own Land" udfordrer den typiske liberale forestilling om, at disse mennesker er blevet narret til at stemme imod deres egne interesser og præsenterer i stedet en gruppe mennesker, hvis liv er blevet ødelagt at faldende lønninger, tab af hus og hjem og den flygtige amerikanske drøm. En gruppe mennesker, hvis politiske valg og synspunkter giver mening i konteksten af deres liv.
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The National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller that became a guide and balm for a country struggling to understand the election of Donald Trump
"A generous but disconcerting look at the Tea Party. . . . This is a smart, respectful and compelling book."
--Jason DeParle, The New York Times Book Review
When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned to Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump voters were thinking when they cast their ballots. Arlie Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, had spent the preceding five years immersed in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Tea Party stronghold. As Jedediah Purdy put it in the New Republic, "Hochschild is fascinated by how people make sense of their lives. . . . Her] attentive, detailed portraits . . . reveal a gulf between Hochchild's 'strangers in their own land' and a new elite." Already a favorite common read book in communities and on campuses across the country and called "humble and important" by David Brooks and "masterly" by Atul Gawande, Hochschild's book has been lauded by Noam Chomsky, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, and countless others.
The paperback edition features a new afterword by the author reflecting on the election of Donald Trump and the other events that have unfolded both in Louisiana and around the country since the hardcover edition was published, and also includes a readers' group guide at the back of the book.
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