LEADER 03802nam 22006974a 450 001 9910828043703321 005 20240516130012.0 010 $a1-4294-1398-0 010 $a0-8147-8646-4 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814786468 035 $a(CKB)1000000000245293 035 $a(EBL)866002 035 $a(OCoLC)784884495 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000191733 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185080 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191733 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10184411 035 $a(PQKB)10319590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC866002 035 $a(OCoLC)76898854 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10310 035 $a(DE-B1597)546890 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814786468 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL866002 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10137149 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000245293 100 $a20050315d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiars! cheaters! evildoers!$b[electronic resource] $edemonization and the end of civil debate in American politics /$fTom De Luca and John Buell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-1974-0 311 $a0-8147-1975-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-220) and index. 327 $aDemonization American-style -- The politics of moral personae -- America's moral paradox -- The deep divide and the most vulnerable -- Seeking the enemy -- Terror, evil, and the new cold war -- Terror wars and culture wars -- Preserve the environment! : become an environmental sport -- Conclusion: A new democratic covenant. 330 $aThe level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like ?evildoer,? ?war on terror,? and ?axis of evil? have become commonplace in our discussion of international politics. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America?In this compelling and cogent account, Tom De Luca and John Buell chart the rise of what they rightly label as the ?demonization?of American politics, showing how political campaigns often neglect debates over policy in favor of fights over the private character and personal lives of politicians. Political interests are still served by this style of politics, but democracy, the authors contend, is the loser. Covering everything from the Clinton impeachment to the war on terrorism to the 2004 presidential campaign, the authors show the distinctly American qualities of demonization and how their frequency and intensity has grown in the last four decades.Suggesting that demonization is not inevitable or irreversible, this important book offers ways out of the political mudpit and back to a more civilized debate where democracy and freedom of speech can coexist in a productive, idea-rich environment. 606 $aCommunication in politics$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aSocial ethics$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aCommunication in politics 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aSocial ethics 676 $a306.2/0973 700 $aDeLuca$b Tom$f1946-$01723749 701 $aBuell$b John$01630870 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828043703321 996 $aLiars! cheaters! evildoers$94125247 997 $aUNINA