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Bully Nation is absolutely terrific, an important, powerful and timely book that should be read by academic and public audiences alike. The authors have done a remarkable job of taking the topical social problem of bullying, which has received a great deal of attention over the past decade, and extrapolating it to economic, political, corporate and militaristic bullying. We come to understand that bullying isn t just for the schoolyard, it s a socio-pathology woven throughout our culture and guiding much of the way that the political economy is run. Their illuminating analysis illustrates how corporations and governments bully not only citizens the 99% but also the planet, and with reckless abandon. The consequences are potentially dire for our culture, for the middle class, for the nation s and world s poor, and for the survival of the planet. Without question, this is a book that will have wide appeal to academics, students, and public audiences. I imagine using this book in my own courses and am already anticipating with great excitement the important discussion that will be opened with my students as they grapple with the bully nation, and with the most important issues facing their generation. Jonathan White, author of Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice

Clear and compelling. Its case for shifting our focus from individual schoolyard bullies to power imbalances in American society is badly needed in current discussions of bullying. A brilliant example of the sociological imagination at work. <b>Daniel Geary</b>, author of <i>Beyond Civil Rights: The Moynihan Report and Its Legacy</i>

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Charles Derber is professor in the Department of Sociology at Boston College. Yale R. Magrass is chancellor professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

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