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Traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. This book argues that the rhetoric of reform in America represents the continuation of a tradition separate from the commonly accepted principles of the Greeks.

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"The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in America importantly connects the radical rhetorical tradition with biblical (prophetic) roots as an alternative to the Greek rhetorical tradition. . . . The book also makes an important contribution to the history of the present in showing that contemporary radical movements are grounded in American tradition and ethos. The story tells of a direct, actual, and unbroken line from Paine and the revolution to Phillips to Debs [that] is simply riveting." -- Daniel Boyarin,author of A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780814719244, 978-0814719244
      ISBN10: 0814719244

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. This book argues that the rhetoric of reform in America represents the continuation of a tradition separate from the commonly accepted principles of the Greeks.

      Trade Review
      "The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in America importantly connects the radical rhetorical tradition with biblical (prophetic) roots as an alternative to the Greek rhetorical tradition. . . . The book also makes an important contribution to the history of the present in showing that contemporary radical movements are grounded in American tradition and ethos. The story tells of a direct, actual, and unbroken line from Paine and the revolution to Phillips to Debs [that] is simply riveting." -- Daniel Boyarin,author of A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity

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