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Darsey, James

 
9780814718766: The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in America (Open Access Lib and Hc)
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ISBN 10: 0814718760 ISBN 13: 9780814718766
Editorial: NYU Press, 1997

Sinopsis

This expansive volume traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. At a time when social movements led by religious leaders, from Louis Farrakhan to Pat Buchanan, are playing a central role in American politics, James Darsey connects this radical tradition with its prophetic roots.

Public discourse in the West is derived from the Greek principles of civility, diplomacy, compromise, and negotiation. On this model, radical speech is often taken to be a sympton of social disorder. Not so, contends Darsey, who argues that the rhetoric of reform in America represents the continuation of a tradition separate from the commonly accepted principles of the Greeks. Though the links have gone unrecognized, the American radical tradition stems not from Aristotle, he maintains, but from the prophets of the Hebrew Bible.

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James Darsey is Assistant Professor of Communication at Northern Illinois University.

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Editorial
NYU Press
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0814718760
ISBN 13 
9780814718766
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Número de páginas
292
Contacto del fabricante
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