Rights talk
Subtitle: the impoverishment of political discourse
By: Mary Ann Glendon.
Publisher: Free Press; Collier Macmillan; Maxwell Macmillan
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Civil rights -- United States; Political participation -- United States; Political culture -- United States
Description: Product description-- Political speech in the United States is undergoing a crisis. Glendon's acclaimed book traces the evolution of the strident language of rights in America and shows how it has captured the nation's devotion to individualism and liberty, but omitted the American traditions of hospitality and care for the community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-209) and index.