How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People : a Tactical Manual for Pragmatic Progressives.
If we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Critical America series
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | If we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith in the free market. And yet Americans believe deeply in progressive ideas. In fact, progressivism has long been a powerful force in the American psyche. Consider that a mere generation ago the struggle for environmentally sound policies, for women's rights, and for racial equality were fringe movem. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780814784587 0814784585 |