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UNINA9910462892803321 |
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Simmons Solon |
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The eclipse of equality [[electronic resource] ] : arguing America on Meet the press / / Solon Simmons |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Equality - United States |
Political culture - United States |
Public opinion - United States |
Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States |
Social conflict - United States |
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United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
United States Politics and government 1989- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1. Nothing Is More Important: Arguing America; 2. Basically Totally Dysfunctional: The Rhetorical Roots of Protracted Social Conflict; 3. Spreading Democracy Around the World: A World Made Safe for Private Enterprise; 4. Taking Aim at the New Deal: To Restore the Idea of America; 5. That Redemption We Dream Of: The Tangle of Intolerances; 6. The Gravest Problem: Reds, Rackets, and the Unmaking of the Democratic Class Struggle; 7. Conclusion: To Clarify American Opinion; Epilogue: If It's Sunday, It's 'Meet the Press'; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Index |
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Red state vs. blue state. Republican vs. Democrat. Fox News vs. The Daily Show. The so-called culture wars have become such a fixture of American politics that dividing the country into rival camps seems natural and political gridlock seems inevitable. Entering the fray, Solon Simmons offers an intriguing twist on the debate: Our disagreements come not from unbridgeable divides, but from differing interpretations of a single underlying American tradition-liberalism. Both champions of |
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