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BL
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1019587
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b773957
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DeLuca, Tom,1946-
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Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers! : : Demonization and the End of Civil Debate in American Politics.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: NYU Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (241 pages)
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| ISBN
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0814786464
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: 9780814786468
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0814719740
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0814719759
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Demonization in America; 1. Demonization American-Style; 2. The Politics of Moral Personae; 3. America's Moral Paradox; 4. The Deep Divide and the Most Vulnerable; Part II. Demonization and Wars Seeking the Enemy; 6. Terror, Evil, and the New Cold War; 7. Terror Wars and Culture Wars; 8. Preserve the Environment! Become an Environmental Sport; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Authors.
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The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like "evildoer," "war on terror," and "axis of evil" have become commonplace in our discussion of international politics. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America?. In this compelling and cogent account, Tom De Luca and John Buell chart the rise of what they rightly label as the "demonization"of American politics, showing how political campaigns often neglect debates over policy in favor of fights ove.
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Communication in politics-- United States.
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Political culture-- United States.
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Rhetoric-- Political aspects-- United States.
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Social ethics-- United States.
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Communication in politics.
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Political culture.
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Political ethics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- General.
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Rhetoric-- Political aspects.
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Social ethics.
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United States, Politics and government, Moral and ethical aspects.
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United States.
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306.20973
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JA85.2.U6
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Buell, John.
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