num_pages: 253
description: This collection of nineteen pieces by Lewis H Lapham scrutinise America's national pathology of greed and self-aggrandisement. In this work, Lapham concludes that America has engaged in a dissolute foreign policy, suffered a general loss of courage, humour and clear mindedness and made a steady retreat from the idea of democracy.
language: English
title: Fortune's Child: A Portrait of the United States As Spendthrift Heir
titlecomplete: Fortune's Child: A Portrait of the United States As Spendthrift Heir
genres: Essays
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Franklin Square Pr