Opis: The Power Broker - Robert Caro

The Power Broker by Robert A Caro is a riveting and timeless account of power, politics and the city of New York by 'the greatest political biographer of our times.' (Sunday Times). Chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time and by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century. The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time blighting the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one. First published in 1974, this monumental classic is now widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest books of its kind. "Simply one of the best non-fiction books in English of the past 40 years ... There has probably never been a better dissection of political power ... From the first page ... you know that you are in the hands of a master ... riveting ... superb ... not just a stunning portrait of perhaps the most influential builder in world history ... but an object lesson in the dangers of power" -- Dominic Sandbrook Sunday Times "One of the great biographies of all time ... [by] one of the great reporters of our time ... and probably the greatest biographer. He is also an extraordinary writer. After reading page 136 of his book The Power Broker, I gasped and read it again, then again. This, I thought, is how it should be done ... said to be one of the greatest nonfiction works ever written ... Every MP, wonk and would-be wonk in Westminster has read [Robert Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson], because they think it is the greatest insight into power ever written. They're nearly right: it's the second greatest after The Power Broker" -- Bryan Appleyard Sunday Times "I think about Robert Caro and reading The Power Broker back when I was 22 years old and just being mesmerized, and I'm sure it helped to shape how I think about politics" -- Barack Obama "This is irresistibly readable, an outright masterpiece and unparalleled insight into how power works and perhaps the greatest portrait ever of a world city" -- David Sexton Evening Standard "A stupendous achievement ... Caro's style is gripping, indeed hypnotic, and he squeezes every ounce of drama from his remarkable story ... Can a democracy combine visionary leadership with effective checks and balances to contain the misuse of power? No book illustrates this fundamental dilemma of democracy better than The Power Broker ... Indeed, no student of government can regard his education as complete until he has read it" -- Vernon Bogdanor Independent "A truly exceptional achievement ... Important, awesome, compelling ... extraordinary on many levels and certain to endure" Washington Post "One of the most exciting, un-put-downable books I have ever read. This is definitive biography, urban history, and investigative journalism. This is a study of the corruption which power exerts on those who wield it to set beside Tacitus and his emperors, Shakespeare and his kings" Baltimore Evening Sun "Surely the greatest book ever written about a city" -- David Halberstam "Irresistible reading. It is like one of the great Russian novels, overflowing with characters and incidents that all fit into a vast mosaic of plot and counterplot. Only this is no novel. This is a college education in power corruption" St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The most absorbing, detailed, instructive, provocative book ever published about the making and raping of modern New York City and environs and the man who did it, about the hidden plumbing of New York City and State politics over the last half-century, about the force of personality and the nature of political power in a democracy. A monumental work, a political biography and political history of the first magnitude" New York "A triumph, brilliant and totally fascinating. A majestic, even Shakespearean, drama about the interplay of power and personality" -- Justin Kaplan "Caro has written one of the finest, best-researched and most analytically informative descriptions of our political and governmental processes to appear in a generation" Washington Post "Caro's achievement is staggering ... A milestone in literary and publishing history" Houston Post "An extraordinary study of the workings of power, individually, institutionally, politically, and economically" Wall Street Journal "A masterpiece of American reporting. It's more than the story of a tragic figure or the exploration of the unknown politics of our time. It's an elegantly written and enthralling work of art" -- Theodore H. White "In the future, the scholar who writes the history of American cities in the twentieth century will doubtless begin with this extraordinary effort" The New York Times Book Review "The story of how Robert Moses made and broke people and places is astonishing. It comes so highly recommended that it is unignorable" -- Jeremy Paxman Observer "Remarkable ... we learn as much about the intoxication and addiction of power as we do about the bureaucratic titan whose imprint on New York bears comparison with his only modern equivalent, the smasher and rebuilder of Paris, Baron Haussmann ... [with] his detailed reporting and rhythmic prose, his great acuity for understanding and describing the nuances of politics and power ... [Robert Caro] has no contemporary rivals" -- John R MacArthur Spectator "This superb life of city planner Robert Moses is also an epic study of power that helped shape Obama's politics" Sunday Times "a masterful interweaving of the individual and the political... its phenomenal detail is endlessly engrossing" -- Kitty Wheater Catholic Universe

Szczegóły: The Power Broker - Robert Caro

Tytuł: The Power Broker
Autor: Robert Caro
Producent: Bodley Head
ISBN: 9781847923646
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 1312
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.66 kg

Recenzje: The Power Broker - Robert Caro