Rights talk : the impoverishment of political discourse

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: print
xvi, 218 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st Free Press paperback ed.
Publisher: New York : Free Press ; 1993, ©1991.
Copyright: ©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.