| Description |
x, 193 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
America in decline : an idea whose time has always come -- The styles of the American Jeremiah -- Allan Bloom : founding father of the modern Jeremiad -- Culture warriors vs. the boomers and Bill Clinton -- Bill O'Reilly and Michael Moore : populist Jeremiahs -- Nativist Jeremiahs -- Jeremiah and Jihad : 9/11 and American decline -- Hillary Rodham Clinton : ambivalent Jeremiah? -- The Jeremiad and American democracy |
| Summary |
"One of the most enduring themes in American political discourse is the idea of decline. Since the very beginnings of the European settlement of North America there have been voices pointing to an inevitable regression of the people from the standards set by heroic ancestors. This discourse of decay has often taken the form of the jeremiad in which public intellectuals, pundits, and politicians point to the causes of decline and call for a return to older and nobler standards of conduct. The Jeremiad has seen a revival in the last 25 years. Jendrysik traces the history of this form of political discourse from its modern reinvention by Allan Bloom to its current uses by such figures as Bill O'Reilly and Hillary Clinton."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index |
| Subject |
Communication in politics -- United States.
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Jeremiads -- United States.
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Regression (Civilization)
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Political oratory -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139948
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| LC no. |
2007049972 |
| ISBN |
9780739121917 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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073912191X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780739121924 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0739121928 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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