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1 online resource (297) |
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A brilliant and timely reflection on irony in contemporary American culture "This book is a powerful and persuasive defense of sophisticated irony and subtle humor that contributes to the possibility of a genuine civic trust and democratic life. R. Jay Magill deserves our congratulations for a superb job!"--Cornel West, University Professor, Princeton University "A well-written, well-argued assessment of the importance of irony in contemporary American social life, along with the nature of recent misguided attacks and, happily, a deep conviction that irony is too important in our lives to succumb. The book reflects wide reading, varied experience, and real analytical prowess."--Peter Stearns, Provost, George Mason University "Somehow, Americans-a pragmatic and colloquial lot, for the most part-are now supposed to speak the Word, without ironic embellishment, in order to rebuild the civic culture. So irony's critics decide it has become 'worthy of moral condemnation.' Magill pushes back against this new conventional wisdom, eloquently defending a much livelier American sensibility than the many apologists for a somber 'civic culture' could ever acknowledge."--William Chaloupka, Chair and Professor, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University The events of 9/11 had many pundits on the left and right scrambling to declare an end to the Age of Irony. But six years on, we're as ironic as ever. From The Simpsons and Borat to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, the ironic worldview measures out a certain cosmopolitan distance, keeping hypocrisy and threats to personal integrity at bay |
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Irony -- Social aspects -- United States
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Trust -- Social aspects -- United States
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Politics and culture -- United States
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Television and politics -- United States
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Romanticism -- History
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Irony -- History
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Social contract -- History
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Intellectual life.
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Irony.
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Irony -- Social aspects.
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Politics and culture.
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Politics and government.
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Romanticism.
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Social conditions.
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Social contract.
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Television and politics.
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Trust -- Social aspects.
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United States -- Intellectual life.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140363
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001744
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
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United States.
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History.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1282697609 |
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9781282697607 |
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