03279nam 2200685Ia 450 991046289280332120200520144314.00-8047-8646-110.1515/9780804786461(CKB)2670000000340036(EBL)1144844(OCoLC)831119159(SSID)ssj0000835245(PQKBManifestationID)12399080(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835245(PQKBWorkID)10989491(PQKB)11195411(MiAaPQ)EBC1144844(DE-B1597)564435(DE-B1597)9780804786461(Au-PeEL)EBL1144844(CaPaEBR)ebr10674430(OCoLC)1198929748(EXLCZ)99267000000034003620121012d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe eclipse of equality[electronic resource] arguing America on Meet the press /Solon SimmonsStanford, Calif. Stanford University Pressc20131 online resource (318 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7798-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexRed 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 traditional liberal values, Republicans have become the party of individual freedom while DemocratsEqualityUnited StatesPolitical cultureUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesSocial conflictUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-Electronic books.EqualityPolitical culturePublic opinionRhetoricPolitical aspectsSocial conflict305.5Simmons Solon1048800MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462892803321The eclipse of equality2477320UNINA