For common things : irony, trust, and commitment in America today / Jedediah Purdy.
For common things : irony, trust, and commitment in America today / Jedediah Purdy.
For common things : irony, trust, and commitment in America today / Jedediah Purdy.
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New York : A.A. Knopf, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N302.14097/1
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English
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xxiii, 226 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Avoiding the World -- Ch. 2. The Absence of Politics -- Ch. 3. The Practice of the Public -- Ch. 4. The Law of the Land: Political Choice and Attentiveness -- Ch. 5. The Neighbor and the Machine: Technology and Responsibility -- Ch. 6. Irony and Ecstasy.
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New York : A.A. Knopf, 1999.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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"Jedediah Purdy persuasively argues the necessity and satisfactions of social and political reengagement and of renewed attention to the "common things" we all have a stake in: the environment, education, culture, law, and government. Drawing on a wide range of sources - from Thoreau to Seinfeld - he contemplates such questions as the use of irony...
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For common things : irony, trust, and commitment in America today / Jedediah Purdy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-215) and index.
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N302.14097/1
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74VvGzXJvyEb
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ISBN
0375407081 (alk. paper)
9780375407086 (alk. paper)
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302.140973
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991012586729702626
