*You're Invited* *Talk by Nancy MacLean * National Book Award finalist Nancy MacLean, author of *Democracy in Chains*, delivers a lecture on the Virginia-specific roots of the radical political right. Her talk will be followed by a Q&A, book-signing and reception. *Dec. 13, 2017* *7–9 p.m.* *James Branch Cabell Library* *Lecture Hall (Room 303) * *About the Book* Behind today's headlines of billionaires taking over our government is a secretive political establishment with long, deep and troubling roots. The capitalist radical right has been working not simply to change who rules, but to fundamentally alter *the* rules of democratic governance. But billionaires did not launch this movement: A white intellectual in the embattled Jim Crow South did. *Democracy in Chains* names its true architect—the Nobel Prize-winning political economist James McGill Buchanan—and dissects the operation he and his colleagues designed over six decades to alter every branch of government to disempower the majority. Based on 10 years of unique research, *Democracy in Chains* tells a chilling story of right-wing academics and big money run amok. This revelatory work of scholarship is also a call to arms to protect the achievements of 20th-century American self-government. *About the Speaker*Nancy MacLean is an American historian and author. She is the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at *Duke University* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_University>. MacLean's research focuses on race, gender, labor history and social movements in 20th-century U.S. history, with particular attention to the U.S. South. Her book *Democracy in Chains* is a finalist for the National Book Award for nonfiction. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER <https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/nancymaclean> - https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/nancymaclean --- Ray Bonis Senior Research Associate Special Collections and Archives James Branch Cabell Library VCU Libraries 901 Park Ave. VCU Box 842033 Richmond, VA 23284-2033 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).