Contested Truths (Paperback)

Daniel T. Rodgers

ISBN 10: 0674167112 / ISBN 13: 9780674167117

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 1998

About this Item

Paperback. 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. Contention, argument, and power are the tradition in American political talk. Any country that began in revolution was bound to have this history. But the language of argument uses particular words with particular, sometimes shifting, meanings. Rodgers looks at these words and what they have meant over time in this vital political history. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contested Truths (Paperback)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674167112
• ISBN 13: 9780674167117
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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.