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Inarticulate Society - by Tom Shachtman (Paperback)

Name: Inarticulate Society - by Tom Shachtman (Paperback)
Brand: Free Press
SKU: 1004198862
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Thomas Schachtman, author of Skyscraper Dreams, approaches the muddy, intolerant world of political conversation through the belief that Americans have lost the ability to respond and argue differing points of view without coming swiftly to blows.
About the Author: Tom Shachtman has written or coauthored more than thirty-five books, including Gentlemen Scientists and Revolutionaries, Rumspringa, and Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold.
296 Pages
History, United States

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Book Synopsis

Thomas Schachtman, author of Skyscraper Dreams, approaches the muddy, intolerant world of political conversation through the belief that Americans have lost the ability to respond and argue differing points of view without coming swiftly to blows.

Considering the rising tide of political violence in America and the hateful and intolerant speech that appears to incite it, Thomas Schachtman argues that political debates are in danger of moving from the Senate chamber to the streets, taking the social stability needed for a working democracy with it.

Blaming this decline on the jargon used by specialists in the professions and academia in order to distinguish superiority over common citizens, Schachtman proposes a concrete, multifaceted program for rehabilitating eloquence through the constructive use of media in combination with political and educational reform.

About the Author

Tom Shachtman has written or coauthored more than thirty-five books, including Gentlemen Scientists and Revolutionaries, Rumspringa, and Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold. He has also written documentaries for ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and the BBC.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)

Weight: .82 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 296

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: United States

Publisher: Free Press

Theme: 20th Century

Format: Paperback

Author: Tom Shachtman

Language: English

Street Date: September 11, 2007

TCIN: 1004198862

UPC: 9781416576792

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-3162

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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