Contested Truths : Keywords in American Politics since Independence

Daniel T. Rodgers

ISBN 10: 0674167112 / ISBN 13: 9780674167117

Published by Harvard University Press Mär 1998, 1998

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Neuware - Contention, argument, and power have always been the tradition in American political talk. Any country that began in a revolution was bound to have this history. But the language of argument uses particular words with particular, sometimes shifting, meanings and to know what they are and what they meant over time is a critical contribution to political history. It is true that politicians may act as though they are part of no particular ideological tradition, but history shows that, more often than not, they use an understood meaning to enhance their actions. As Daniel Rodgers shows in this book, rhetoric has consequences.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contested Truths : Keywords in American Politics since Independence
• Publisher: Harvard University Press Mär 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674167112
• ISBN 13: 9780674167117
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 215W x 141H x 17D millimeters 215 millimeters width by 141 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 364 grams

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Synopsis

Contention, argument, and power have always been the tradition in American political talk. Any country that began in a revolution was bound to have this history. But the language of argument uses particular words with particular, sometimes shifting, meanings and to know what they are and what they meant over time is a critical contribution to political history. It is true that politicians may act as though they are part of no particular ideological tradition, but history shows that, more often than not, they use an understood meaning to enhance their actions. As Daniel Rodgers shows in this book, rhetoric has consequences.

About the Author

Daniel T. Rodgers is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University.