"Examines the problem of rhetorical violence in American political discourse, and maps the history of one form, the politics of resentment. Investigates key events in American history that have led to a current culture of resentment"--Provided by publisher
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Democracy and Resentment -- Essay I. Reimagining the People: From Duas Civitates to E Pluribus Unum to E Unibus Duo -- Essay II. The Rise of the Politics of Resentment -- Essay III. The Rhetoric of Violence -- Conclusion: Resentment Ad Hominem and Ad Ratio: A Plea for Rhetorical Criticism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
COVER Front -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Democracy and Resentment -- Essay I: Reimagining the People: From Duas Civitates to E Pluribus Unum to E Unibus Duo -- Essay II: The Rise of the Politics of Resentment -- Essay III: The Rhetoric of Violence -- Conclusion: Resentment Ad Hominem and Ad Ratio: A Plea for Rhetorical Criticism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- COVER Back.
Englisch
The Pennsylvania State University Press
ix, 222 pages
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