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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... read more

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This is a book about political words-an inquiry into the language of argument in the American past through a handful of the keywords which have boomed and rattled through American politics since independence.

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  1. Daniel T. Rodgers (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Basic Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0465014151
Page Count: 270

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  • Library of Congress: JK39 .R654 1987
  • Dewey: 320.50973

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