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| Author | Thomas Frank |
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| Subject | History, United States, Kansas, political science, politics and government, conservatism |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Books |
Publication date | June 1, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-7339-6 |
| OCLC | 54374636 |
| 978.1/033 22 | |
| LC Class | F686.2 .F73 2004 |
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America (2004) is a book by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the rise of populist and anti-elitist conservatism in the United States, centering on the experience of Kansas, Frank's native state. In the late 19th century, says Frank, Kansas was known as a hotbed of the left-wing populist movement, but in recent decades, it has become overwhelmingly conservative. The book was published in Britain and Australia as What's the Matter with America?
What's the Matter with Kansas? spent 18 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.