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Engels, Jeremy,

The politics of resentment : a genealogy / Jeremy Engels. - 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.

Introduction : democracy and resentment -- Reimagining the people : from duas civitates to e pluribus unum to e unibus duo -- The rise of the politics of resentment -- The rhetoric of violence -- Conclusion : resentment ad hominem and ad ratio : a plea for rhetorical criticism.

"Examines the problem of rhetorical violence in American political discourse, and maps the history of one form, the politics of resentment. Investigates key events in American history that have led to a current culture of resentment"--Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780271072005 (electronic bk.) 0271072008 (electronic bk.) 9780271071985 (electronic bk.) 0271071982 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 40025044421

Source: BB6056C2-F7ED-4F6A-BCD0-E5888408BB29 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctv14g0g8s JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History.--United States
Resentment--Political aspects--History.--United States
Discours politique--Histoire.--États-Unis
Ressentiment--Aspect politique--Histoire.--États-Unis
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Communication Studies.
Rhetoric--Political aspects.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: P301.5.P67 / E54 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 306.440973