Talking right : how Conservatives turned Liberalism into a tax-raising, latte-drinking, sushi-eating...
Talking right : how Conservatives turned Liberalism into a tax-raising, latte-drinking, sushi-eating...
Talking right : how Conservatives turned Liberalism into a tax-raising, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show / Geoffrey Nunberg.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs ; [London : Perseus Running distributor], 2006.
Date
2006.
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N324.73/ 43
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Language
English
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Physical content
vi, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. A loss for words -- Ch. 2. The shadow of language -- Ch. 3. Trashing the L-word -- Ch. 4. Class dismissed -- Ch. 5. The Volvo dodge -- Ch. 6. Color wars -- Ch. 7. I married an elite -- Ch. 8. "Values" play -- Ch. 9. On the pavement, thinking about the government -- Ch. 10. Old bottles, new wh...
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs ; [London : Perseus Running distributor], 2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Talking Right is a timely look at the transformation of our political language - and our politics - written by an author who has been described as having "the best ear in America for listening to the English language." Geoffrey Nunberg tells how conservatives have hijacked the language, and what has to be done to take it back."--BOOK JACKET.
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Talking right : how Conservatives turned Liberalism into a tax-raising, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show / Geoffrey Nunberg.
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Includes bibliographical references: (p. 213-254) and index.
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N324.73/ 43
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74VKJ6KKwo4b
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ISBN
1586483862 (hbk.) :
9781586483869 (hbk.) :
DDC
324.73
MMS ID
991022105359702626
