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One of the enduring legacies of the 2012 Presidential campaign was the demise of the white American male voter as a dominant force in the political landscape. On election night, after Obama was announced the winner, a distressed Bill O'Reilly lamented that he didn't live in a traditional America anymore. He was joined by others who bellowed their grief on the talk radio airwaves, the traditional redoubt of angry white men. Why were they so angry? Sociologist Michael Kimmel, one of the leading writers on men and masculinity in the world today, has spent hundreds of hours in the company of America's angry white men in pursuit of an answer. Kimmel locates this increase in anger in the seismic economic, social, and political shifts that have so transformed the American landscape. Downward mobility, increased racial and gender equality, and a tenacious clinging to an anachronistic ideology of masculinity has left many men feeling betrayed and bewildered. Raised to expect unparalleled social and economic privilege, white men are suffering today from what Kimmel calls aggrieved entitlement: a sense that those benefits that white men believed were their due have been snatched away from them.

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Kimmel's writing is open and engaging, reminiscent of a conversation with friends in a bar . . . Another worthwhile examination of important issues affecting men and, by extension, everyone else, from an author known for his insight into the subject.-- Kirkus

"Kimmel's writing is open and engaging, reminiscent of a conversation with friends in a bar . . . Another worthwhile examination of important issues affecting men and, by extension, everyone else, from an author known for his insight into the subject.-- ""Kirkus"""

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Michael Kimmel is one of the world's leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Manhood in America: A Cultural History, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men, and Angry White Men. He is the founding editor of Men and Masculinities, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal, and in 2013 he founded the world's first Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities. He has offered presentations at over 300 colleges and universities, consulted with governments and United Nations, and worked with many of the world's leading corporations to engage men in support of gender equality. John McLain is an actor, professional voice talent, and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. On stage, he has appeared in The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Amahl & the Night Visitors, and The Music Man. Aaron Williamson has carried a lifelong love of storytelling into his audiobook narration career. Specializing in nonfiction works, he has a deep appreciation for the long hours of preparation and research an author invests in a finished book. A trained theater actor, Aaron believes in engaging his listener in an emotional way; in essence, allowing them to play an active role in the story as they listen. In his spare time, Aaron enjoys cooking, hiking, and spending time with his family.

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