Chaloupka, William.
Everybody Knows : Cynicism in America. - 1 online resource (260 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Cynicism -- 1. Socrates-Gone Mad: Diogenes and the Cynical Tradition -- 2. The Values Remedy: Community, Civility, and Belief -- 3. Cynics-in-Power: Manipulations, Lies, and Empty Gestures -- 4. Wig Cynics: American Antipolitics and Its Uses -- Part II: Cultural Crisis -- 5. A Brief History of American Cynicism -- 6. Federalists and Liberals: Setting the Stage for Cynicism -- 7. Why Americans Hate Politics: The Cynicism Trap -- 8. Medium, Media, Mediate: Television and Cynicism -- 9. Bush, Burned: The Patterns of Televised Politics -- 10. The Uses of Backlash: Applied Cynicism -- 11. The Age of Resentment: Advanced Applied Cynicism -- Part III: Alternatives -- 12. Marge the Stoic: The Coens' Fargo and Civic Solutions -- 13. "So What?": Another Side of Cynicism -- 14. Teachings of the Demonstration: Representation in the Streets -- 15. Politics after Cynicism -- 16. Solutions and Conclusions -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.
In this biting and controversial analysis-now available in paperback-William Chaloupka scrutinizes the cynicism that is our common condition, examining both its uses in the politics of backlash and resentment and its surprisingly positive aspects. "A provocative study of political cynicism and pessimism." New York Review of Books.
9780816652778
Cynicism -- United States.
Public opinion -- United States.
Electronic books.
HN90.P8 -- C545 1999eb
303.3/8/0973 303.380973
Everybody Knows : Cynicism in America. - 1 online resource (260 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Cynicism -- 1. Socrates-Gone Mad: Diogenes and the Cynical Tradition -- 2. The Values Remedy: Community, Civility, and Belief -- 3. Cynics-in-Power: Manipulations, Lies, and Empty Gestures -- 4. Wig Cynics: American Antipolitics and Its Uses -- Part II: Cultural Crisis -- 5. A Brief History of American Cynicism -- 6. Federalists and Liberals: Setting the Stage for Cynicism -- 7. Why Americans Hate Politics: The Cynicism Trap -- 8. Medium, Media, Mediate: Television and Cynicism -- 9. Bush, Burned: The Patterns of Televised Politics -- 10. The Uses of Backlash: Applied Cynicism -- 11. The Age of Resentment: Advanced Applied Cynicism -- Part III: Alternatives -- 12. Marge the Stoic: The Coens' Fargo and Civic Solutions -- 13. "So What?": Another Side of Cynicism -- 14. Teachings of the Demonstration: Representation in the Streets -- 15. Politics after Cynicism -- 16. Solutions and Conclusions -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.
In this biting and controversial analysis-now available in paperback-William Chaloupka scrutinizes the cynicism that is our common condition, examining both its uses in the politics of backlash and resentment and its surprisingly positive aspects. "A provocative study of political cynicism and pessimism." New York Review of Books.
9780816652778
Cynicism -- United States.
Public opinion -- United States.
Electronic books.
HN90.P8 -- C545 1999eb
303.3/8/0973 303.380973