Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization And The End Of Civil Debate In American Politics - Couverture rigide

Luca, Tom De; Buell, John

 
9780814719749: Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization And The End Of Civil Debate In American Politics
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ISBN 10 : 0814719740 ISBN 13 : 9780814719749
Editeur : New York University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The 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.

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À propos des auteurs

Tom De Luca is associate professor of political science at Fordham University and the author of The Two Faces of Political Apathy. He is the 2006 Fulbright Distinguished Thomas Jefferson Chair in American Social Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

John Buell is a columnist for the Bangor Daily News and a former editor at The Progressive. He is also co-author of The End of Homework.

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Éditeur
New York University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0814719740
ISBN 13 
9780814719749
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
228
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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gpsr@libri.de

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9780814719756: Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization And The End Of Civil Debate In American Politics

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ISBN 10 :  0814719759 ISBN 13 :  9780814719756
Editeur : New York University Press, 2005
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