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Rights talk : the impoverishment of political discourse / Mary Ann Glendon.

Glendon, Mary Ann, 1938- (author.).

Summary:

Product description-- Political speech in the United States is undergoing a crisis. Glendon's acclaimed book traces the evolution of the strident language of rights in America and shows how it has captured the nation's devotion to individualism and liberty, but omitted the American traditions of hospitality and care for the community.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0029118255
  • ISBN: 9780029118252
  • ISBN: 0029118239
  • ISBN: 9780029118238
  • Physical Description: xvi, 218 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st Free Press paperback ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Free Press ; 1993, ©1991.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-209) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Land of rights -- The Illusion of absoluteness -- The Lone rights-bearer -- The Missing language of responsibility -- The Missing dimension of sociality -- Rights insularity -- Refining the rhetoric of rights.

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Subject:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Civil rights > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Culture politique > États-Unis.
Civil rights.
Political culture.
Political participation.
United States.
Bürgerrecht
Politische Sprache
Politieke cultuur.
Politieke communicatie.
Burgerrechten.
Legisme.
USA.
Participación política > EE.UU.
Política cultural > EE.UU.
Civil Rights.
United States.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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