Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business corruption, social turmoil and inequality.
- Emeritus Professor of History, UNSW
The Undertow tells how the cultural divisions in American society could allow events like the Capitol storming to happen – and how, despite this, Trump is the Republican frontrunner for president.
Mike Davis’s radical urban history of LA was a trailblazing book that remains startlingly relevant to those of us who live in other supersizing cities in the early 21st century.
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