{"product_id":"rude-democracy-9781439903353","title":"Rude Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow American politics can become more civil and amenable to public policy solutions, while still allowing for effective argument\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In this thought-provoking text, Susan Herbst tackles the role of civility in public discourse.... Throughout Rude Democracy, Herbst identifies potential empirical research topics and unmet scholarly needs into which a new generation of scholars can profitably delve.\" \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Herbst’s contention that incivility and civility should be viewed as strategic assets is potentially game changing and a contribution that all future scholarly work on incivility cannot ignore.\" \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"[A] valuable, fair-minded book. It is a contribution to the literature of history, ethics, and public affairs, and it could easily be used to stimulate lively classroom conversations—the kind that spill into the halls when the hour has ended.\" \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournalism and Mass Communication Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e New Preface for 2020\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Powerful-if Elusive-Nature of Civility \u003cbr\u003e 2. Sarah Palin and Her Publics \u003cbr\u003e 3. Barack Obama, Difference, and Civility \u003cbr\u003e 4. Our Future Leaders: College Students and Political Argument \u003cbr\u003e 5. Conclusion: Civility, Communication, and a Culture of Argument \u003cbr\u003e Appendix I: Transcript of President Barack Obama's Commencement Address, University of Notre Dame, May 17, 2009 \u003cbr\u003e Appendix II: University System of Georgia Survey on Student Speech and Discussion \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408303628631,"sku":"9781439903353","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439903353.jpg?v=1730502357","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rude-democracy-9781439903353","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}