Civic Hope is a history of what everyday Americans say - in their own words - about the government overseeing their lives. Based on a highly original analysis of 10,000 letters to the editor from 1948 to the present published in twelve US cities, the book overcomes the limitations of survey data by...

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1. Verfasser:	Hart, Roderick P. 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:	Communication, society, and politics
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1948-2018 Citizenship / United States Political participation / United States Democracy / United States Leserbrief Politische Beteiligung Bürger USA
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	Civic Hope is a history of what everyday Americans say - in their own words - about the government overseeing their lives. Based on a highly original analysis of 10,000 letters to the editor from 1948 to the present published in twelve US cities, the book overcomes the limitations of survey data by revealing the reasons for people's attitudes. While Hart identifies worrisome trends - including a decline in writers' abilities to explain what their opponents believe and their attachment to national touchstones - he also shows why the nation still thrives. Civic Hope makes a powerful case that the vitality of a democracy lies not in its strengths but in its weaknesses and in the willingness of its people to address those weaknesses without surcease. The key, Hart argues, is to sustain a culture of argument at the grassroots level
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018) The need for civic hope -- The search for civic hope -- The texture of civic hope -- The future of civic hope
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 356 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781108525138
DOI:	10.1017/9781108525138