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Author:

DeLuca, Tom, 1946-

Title:

Liars! cheaters! evildoers! : demonization and the end of civil debate in American politics / Tom De Luca and John Buell.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xii, 228 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Communication in politics--United States.
Political culture--United States.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.
Social ethics--United States.
United States--Moral and ethical aspects.--Moral and ethical aspects.

Other Authors:

Buell, John.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-220) and index.

Contents:

Demonization 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.

ISBN:

9780814719756
9780814719749
9780814719756 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0814719759 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780814719749 (alk. paper)
0814719740 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)58546568

LCCN:

2005007344

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)