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The eclipse of equality : arguing America on Meet the press / / Solon Simmons



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Autore: Simmons Solon Visualizza persona
Titolo: The eclipse of equality : arguing America on Meet the press / / Solon Simmons Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2013
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
Disciplina: 305.5
Soggetto topico: Equality - United States
Political culture - United States
Public opinion - United States
Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States
Social conflict - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1945-1989
United States Politics and government 1989-
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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 traditional liberal values, Republicans have become the party of individual freedom while Democrats
Titolo autorizzato: The eclipse of equality  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-8646-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825730403321
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