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What's Wrong With the World by G.K. Chesterton

What's Wrong With the World

G.K. Chesterton

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · February 18, 2013

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Who it’s for
Chesterton pairs sharp social criticism with the conviction that surface fixes miss the deeper problem.
Genres
Political Philosophy, Religious Essays, Political Writing
Published
Start Publishing LLC, February 18, 2013

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About this book

In What's Wrong With The World Chesterton rightly points out that what people see as "wrong with the world" are only the symptoms of a deeper problem. He shows that our governments, be they capitalistic or socialistic, also fail to see the deeper problem. With a keen wit and lively prose he cuts directly to the true problems that society must deal with and his solutions feel utterly correct.

Beneath the Surface

Chesterton pairs sharp social criticism with the conviction that surface fixes miss the deeper problem.

Come here for

  • Political and religious questions treated as symptoms of something deeper
  • A lively, witty challenge to familiar assumptions about society

Expect

  • Keen wit and lively prose
  • A pointed argument about society and its failures

Where it sits

Religious Essays38%
Political Philosophy35%
Political Writing35%

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Publisher categories

  • Regency Romance
  • Historical Thrillers
  • Biographical Fiction
Authors
G.K. Chesterton
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
February 18, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Regency Romance