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An edition of For Common Things: irony, trust, and commitment in America today (1999)

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"Jedediah Purdy persuasively argues the necessity and satisfactions of social and political reengagement and of renewed attention to the "common things" we all have a stake in: the environment, education, culture, law, and government. Drawing on a wide range of sources - from Thoreau to Seinfeld - he contemplates such questions as the use of irony in popular culture, the breakdown of our political processes, and the moral and legal dilemmas posed by technological advances.

In these and other discussions, he lures us away from disbelief and detachment toward a sincere devotion to the healing and betterment of society."--BOOK JACKET.

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A.A. Knopf
Language
English
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226

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Social conditions, Politics and government, Social participation, Social action, United states, social conditions, 1980-, Irony
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United States
Times
1993-2001, 1980-
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For common things: irony, trust, and commitment in america today
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For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today
September 12, 2000, Vintage
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For common things: irony, trust, and commitment in America today
1999, A.A. Knopf
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For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today
August 31, 1999, Knopf
in English
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For common things: irony, trust, and commitment in America today
1999, A.A. Knopf
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-215) and index.

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302.14/0973
Library of Congress
HN65 .P87 1999, HN65.P87 1999

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xxiii, 226 p. ;
Number of pages
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150216
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