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• catalog abstract "Annotation There has never been a more cynical era in American history. Disaffection from government institutions is at an all-time high. Ordinary citizens perceive political leaders to be more manipulative and jaded than ever. In Everyday Knows, William Chaloupka scrutinizes the cynicism that is our common condition, examining both its uses in the politics of backlash and resentment and its surprisingly positive aspects. Everyday Knows traces cynicism from its classical origins but emphasizes its recent emergence in American culture and politics, following a trajectory form H.L. Mencken to Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton. Cutting neatly across ideological divisions, Chaloupka discusses the ways in which cynicism is rooted in all democratic politics, and analyzes the role of the media -- in particular, television news, political ads and speeches, and books such as E.J. Dionne's Why Americans Hate Politics and William Bennett's The Book of Virtues -- in dissecting and encouraging cynicism. Chaloupka describes mass cynicism, which permeates popular culture; outsider cynicism, which is capable of cranky, even violent disruption; and the cynicism of those in power. He argues that those who issue broad pleas for civility or a renewal of community spirit usually misunderstand the cynicism they wish to treat. He also discusses the value of a cheeky, subversive "kynicism" to evoke the lively democratic practice American society must foster.".
• catalog contributor b11391129.
• catalog created "c1999.".
• catalog date "1999".
• catalog date "c1999.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
• catalog description "Annotation There has never been a more cynical era in American history. Disaffection from government institutions is at an all-time high. Ordinary citizens perceive political leaders to be more manipulative and jaded than ever. In Everyday Knows, William Chaloupka scrutinizes the cynicism that is our common condition, examining both its uses in the politics of backlash and resentment and its surprisingly positive aspects. Everyday Knows traces cynicism from its classical origins but emphasizes its recent emergence in American culture and politics, following a trajectory form H.L. Mencken to Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton. Cutting neatly across ideological divisions, Chaloupka discusses the ways in which cynicism is rooted in all democratic politics, and analyzes the role of the media -- in particular, television news, political ads and speeches, and books such as E.J. Dionne's Why Americans Hate Politics and William Bennett's The Book of Virtues -- in dissecting and encouraging cynicism. Chaloupka describes mass cynicism, which permeates popular culture; outsider cynicism, which is capable of cranky, even violent disruption; and the cynicism of those in power. He argues that those who issue broad pleas for civility or a renewal of community spirit usually misunderstand the cynicism they wish to treat. He also discusses the value of a cheeky, subversive "kynicism" to evoke the lively democratic practice American society must foster.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index.".
• catalog description "pt. I. Cynicism. 1. Socrates -- Gone Mad: Diogenes and the Cynical Tradition. 2. The Values Remedy: Community, Civility, and Belief. 3. Cynics-in-Power: Manipulations, Lies, and Empty Gestures. 4. Wig Cynics: American Antipolitics and Its Uses -- pt. II. Cultural Crisis. 5. A Brief History of American Cynicism. 6. Federalists and Liberals: Setting the Stage for Cynicism. 7. Why Americans Hate Politics: The Cynicism Trap. 8. Medium, Media, Mediate: Television and Cynicism. 9. Bush, Burned: The Patterns of Televised Politics. 10. The Uses of Backlash: Applied Cynicism 101. 11. The Age of Resentment: Advanced Applied Cynicism -- pt. III. Alternatives. 12. Marge the Stoic: The Coens' Fargo and Civic Solutions. 13. "So What?": Another Side of Cynicism. 14. Teachings of the Demonstration: Representation in the Streets. 15. Politics after Cynicism. 16. Solutions and Conclusions.".
• catalog extent "xviii, 240 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "081663310X (hc.)".
• catalog identifier "0816633118 (pb.)".
• catalog issued "1999".
• catalog issued "c1999.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "303.3/8/0973 21".
• catalog subject "Cynicism United States.".
• catalog subject "HN90.P8 C545 1999".
• catalog subject "Public opinion United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Cynicism. 1. Socrates -- Gone Mad: Diogenes and the Cynical Tradition. 2. The Values Remedy: Community, Civility, and Belief. 3. Cynics-in-Power: Manipulations, Lies, and Empty Gestures. 4. Wig Cynics: American Antipolitics and Its Uses -- pt. II. Cultural Crisis. 5. A Brief History of American Cynicism. 6. Federalists and Liberals: Setting the Stage for Cynicism. 7. Why Americans Hate Politics: The Cynicism Trap. 8. Medium, Media, Mediate: Television and Cynicism. 9. Bush, Burned: The Patterns of Televised Politics. 10. The Uses of Backlash: Applied Cynicism 101. 11. The Age of Resentment: Advanced Applied Cynicism -- pt. III. Alternatives. 12. Marge the Stoic: The Coens' Fargo and Civic Solutions. 13. "So What?": Another Side of Cynicism. 14. Teachings of the Demonstration: Representation in the Streets. 15. Politics after Cynicism. 16. Solutions and Conclusions.".
• catalog title "Everybody knows : cynicism in America / William Chaloupka.".
• catalog type "text".