Modern Jeremiahs : contemporary visions of American decline / Mark Stephen Jendrysik.

Author/creator Jendrysik, Mark Stephen
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 193 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Communication in politics--United States.
Jeremiads--United States.
Regression (Civilization)
Political oratory--United States.
United States--Civilization. --1970-.

Contents America in decline : an idea whose time has always come -- The styles of the American Jeremiah -- Allan Bloom : founding father of the modern Jeremiad -- Culture warriors vs. the boomers and Bill Clinton -- Bill O'Reilly and Michael Moore : populist Jeremiahs -- Nativist Jeremiahs -- Jeremiah and Jihad : 9/11 and American decline -- Hillary Rodham Clinton : ambivalent Jeremiah? -- The Jeremiad and American democracy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index.
LCCN 2007049972
ISBN9780739121917 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN073912191X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780739121924 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0739121928 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JA 85.2.U6 J46 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold