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1 online resource (282 pages) |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Deliberation: A Very Breif History; 2. Modern Republicanism in the Atlantic World; 3. Models of Ancient Eloquence; 4. The Politics and Aesthetics of Deliberation; 5. Prophesying the Multiracial Republic; 6. Deliberative Fictions; 7. How to Read Deliberatively; Conclusion: Deliberative Democracy Past and Future; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
Deliberation, in recent years, has emerged as a form of civic engagement worth reclaiming. In this persuasive book, Sandra M. Gustafson combines historical literary analysis and political theory in order to demonstrate that current democratic practices of deliberation are rooted in the civic rhetoric that flourished in the early American republic. Though the U.S. Constitution made deliberation central to republican self-governance, the ethical emphasis on group deliberation often conflicted with the rhetorical focus on persuasive speech. From Alexis de Tocqueville's ideas about the deliberativ. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
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Deliberative democracy -- United States.
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Deliberative democracy. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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Politics and government. |
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1815-1861 |
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United States -- History -- 1815-1861.
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History. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. |
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18th century, c 1700 to c 1799. |
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19th century, c 1800 to c 1899. |
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American Revolution. |
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English. |
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History. |
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History of the Americas. |
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Literary studies: general. |
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Literature: history & criticism. |
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Political structures: democracy. |
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USA: The New Nation. |
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United States of America, USA. |
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Literature. |
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History.
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Print version: Gustafson, Sandra M. Imagining Deliberative Democracy in the Early American Republic. Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, ©2011 9780226311296 |
| ISBN |
9780226311302 (electronic book) |
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0226311309 (electronic book) |
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9786613362575 |
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6613362573 |
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9780226311296 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226311295 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1283362570 |
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9781283362573 |
| Standard No. |
9786613362575 |
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