Stolen Pride

Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right

De: Arlie Russell Hochschild

Narrado por: Ellen Archer

In her first book since the widely acclaimed Strangers in Their Own Land, National Book Award finalist and best-selling author Arlie Russell Hochschild now ventures to Appalachia, uncovering the "pride paradox" that has given the right's appeals such resonance.

For all the attempts to understand the state of American politics and the blue/red divide, we've ignored what economic and cultural loss can do to pride. What happens, Arlie Russell Hochschild asks, when a proud people in a hard-hit region suffer the deep loss of pride and are confronted with a powerful political appeal that makes it feel "stolen"?

Hochschild's research drew her to Pikeville, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia, within the whitest and second-poorest congressional district in the nation, where the city was reeling: coal jobs had left, crushing poverty persisted, and a deadly drug crisis struck the region. Although Pikeville was in the political center thirty years ago, by 2016, 80 percent of the district's population voted for Donald Trump. Her brilliant exploration of the town's response to a white nationalist march in 2017—a rehearsal for the deadly Unite the Right march that would soon take place in Charlottesville, Virginia—takes us deep inside a torn and suffering community.

Hochschild focuses on a group swept up in the shifting political landscape: blue-collar men. In small churches, hillside hollers, roadside diners, trailer parks, and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, Hochschild introduces us to unforgettable people, and offers an original lens through which to see them and the wider world. In Stolen Pride, Hochschild incisively explores our dangerous times, even as she also points a way forward.

©2024 Arlie Russell Hochschild (P)2024 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A piercing ... impressive and nuanced assessment of a critical factor in American politics." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Excellent!

Creative, thoughtful discussion of the “stayers” in rural Kentucky, but more importantly a compe explanation

Gripping and insightful

Compelling and compassionate insight from thorough research. Highly recommend for people who want to understand the political and cultural divide in our country.

Important Fascinating. Compassionate. It may change your thinking.

I learned SO much. I am in awe of the author’s ability to have intimate conversations with people so different from herself. And there are many fascinating people. Why are we such a divided country? This book helps me understand. Her theory about shame is strong. Her last book “Strangers in their own land” had a huge influence on me and this one does too. I can’t say that about many books. The reader is excellent.

A deep dive into the culture and beliefs of people in Appalachia

I was incredibly impressed with the amount of effort, time and diligence that went into the preparation for writing the book and the analysis of the many hours of listening to people in Pike County. I find this so different than so many books that are based on opinion, not on really gathering the facts gathering the thoughts of those beingstudied in order to really understand and learn about why people have particular political views, social views and expectations for the future. A fabulous read. Really worthwhile for anyone who is interested in American culture and our future.

Most Important Book Today

If you want to understand America today, you could do no better than this book.

interesting conversations

In this book, the author helps the reader to better understand the state of American politics and the blue/red divide in our country. Conversations take place in Pikeville, Kentucky in 2017, around the time of a white nationalist march. This is an area that voted 80% for Trump. We learn through conversations with many sorts of people that everyone is different, even with shared common ground. As a northerner, I feel like I better understand why people feel and vote like they do. Anything that succeeds in that way is a good and important book. The author makes some general statements, but the power of this book is in getting to know others well. This succeeded.

Excellent book

I gained an understanding of the current state of the US public and its potential implications.

The individual stories of rural americans

I learned a lot about myself and people who were different from me. I was able to walk in others shoes

Interesting thesis that is supported by lots of in depth interviewing and credible vignettes.

A serious sociological study of struggles and fortitude in rural Kentucky coal country. The author provides compelling examples of people sharing their life experiences and varied views, as heard by an empathetic and genuinely curious listener. The pride/ shame relationship and its connection to contemporary presidential politics was both prescient and convincing to me. Definitely worth reading and thinking about.

Insightful - Prophetic

Anyone pondering the results of the 2024 election will benefit from this thoughtful and insightful book.