On compromise : art, politics, and the fate of an American ideal /
On Compromise is an argument against contemporary liberal society's tendency to view compromise as an unalloyed good, politically, ethically and artistically. In a series of clear, convincing essays, Rachel Greenwald Smith discusses the dangers of thinking about compromise as an end, rather tha...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
Graywolf Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | On Compromise is an argument against contemporary liberal society's tendency to view compromise as an unalloyed good, politically, ethically and artistically. In a series of clear, convincing essays, Rachel Greenwald Smith discusses the dangers of thinking about compromise as an end, rather than as a means. To illustrate her points, she recounts her stint in a band as a bass player, fighting with her bandmates about 'what the song wants,' and then moves outward to Bikini Kill and the Riot Grrrl movement, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Poetry magazine, the resurgence of fascism and other wide-ranging topics. |
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| Physical Description: | 212 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210). |
| ISBN: | 1644450607 9781644450604 |