Waiting for the Barbarians

by Lewis H. Lapham and Lewis H. Lapman

Book Overview

An acerbic commentary on the insouciance of the moneyed ruling class in America. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859841198
• ISBN13: 9781859841198
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Coming from a lad born with a silver spoon in his mouth

You don't see Lapham making the list of "25 Billionaires and Millionaires That Became Philanthropists" Google it You can't, can you, dismiss the irony that Lapham is a very wealthy man, an oil heir....born into wealth, educated at the finest and I'm sure thru family connections was bestowed his lofty position. A son of Lewis A. Lapham. His grandfather Roger Lapham was mayor of San Francisco, and his great grandfather Lewis P. Lapham was a founder of TEXACO. Grandfather was an overseer of Harvard . Great, great, great grandfather was the Secretary of War in the Jefferson Administration. In 1972, Lapham married Joan Brooke Reeves, the daughter of Edward J. Reeves, a stockbroker and grocery heir, and his wife, the former Elizabeth M. Brooke (formerly the wife of Thomas Wilton Phipps, a nephew of Nancy Astor). They have three children: Delphina (married Prince Don Bante Maria Boncompagni-Ludovisi) Andrew (married Caroline Mulroney, a daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney) Winston So he can say anything, do anything he wants without fear. Plus I would say that if there was anyone who is out of touch with the "common man" it is Lapham and his fellow top 1%. I like what he says, regardless if he's being genuine. who knows whether he speaks his heart. Again he is not a philanthropist.

Excellent, product condition as described

Perfectly satisfied with the transaction. The book condition was as it was described. Will recommend the seller without any hesitation.

Intelligence combined with clever writing

Lewis Latham has served for some time in the role of 'a voice crying in the wilderness'. I am often amazed of the breadth of his historical perspective and his currently 'unamerican' willingness, or rather eagerness, to reach below the surface of events and bring to light essences which an informed and engaged electorate need to be conscious of, but will rarely have the opportunity to consider if they rely solely upon the mainstream U S media for information. A Lewis Latham essay is like a trip to another part of the globe without the jet lag. This collection continues his excellent tradition and the truths contained within, while topical, are timeless in value. If you care about the world and our place in it, and you wish to be challenged to reconsider your assumptions about reality, reading Mr. Latham is a must.

A great read for political hacks everywhere.

Most political books are either so slanted and partisan they induce literary vomiting, or so bland and general they say nothing at all. This book is well written, well researched and just funny. Sarcasm in its highest form paralells the very literature it mocks, and this book succeeds in that. To anyone who enjoys the sport of Americna politics, or just wonders where this democracy-on-prozac is headed, I highly recomend it.