Sellout : how Washington gave away America's technological soul, and one man's fight to bring it home
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New York : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
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Book
ISBN
9781632862587, 1632862581
Physical Desc
x, 288 pages ; 25 cm
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Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor)
338.27494 BRU
1 available
Warwick Public - Adult Non-Fiction
BIO UA 23 B784565 2017
1 available

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Published
New York : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Language
English
ISBN
9781632862587, 1632862581

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index.
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American technological prowess used to be unrivaled. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. government, once proprietary materials, components and technologies are increasingly commercialized outside the U.S. Nowhere is this more dangerous than in China's monopoly of rare earth elements-materials that are essential for for nearly all modern consumer goods, gadgets and weapons systems. Jim Kennedy is a retired securities portfolio manager who bought a bankrupt mining operation. The mine was rich in rare earth elements, but he soon discovered that China owned the entire global supply and manufacturing chain. Worse, no one in the U.S. federal government cared. Dismayed by this discovery, Jim made a plan to restore America's rare earth industry. His plan also allowed technology companies to manufacture rare earth dependent technologies in the United States again and develop safe, clean nuclear energy. For years, Jim lobbied Congress, the Pentagon, and the White House Office of Science and Technology, and traveled the globe to gain support. Exhausted, down hundreds of thousands of dollars, and with his wife at her wits' end, at the start of 2017, Jim sat on the edge of victory, held his breath and bet it all that his government would finally do the right thing. Like Beth Macy's Factory Man, this is the story of one man's efforts to stem the dehumanizing tide of globalization and Washington's reckless inaction. Jim's is a fight we need to join.--,dust jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bruce, V. (2017). Sellout: how Washington gave away America's technological soul, and one man's fight to bring it home . Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bruce, Victoria, 1966-. 2017. Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home. Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bruce, Victoria, 1966-. Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bruce, Victoria. Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

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