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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy EngelsPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780271067100ISBN 10: 0271067101 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 29 May 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsEssay i Essay ii Essay iii CONTENTS Acknowledgments / vii Introduction:DemocracyandResentment / 1 Reimagining the People: From Duas Civitates to E Pluribus Unum to E Unibus Duo / 25 The Rise of the Politics of Resentment / 70 The Rhetoric of Violence / 103 Conclusion: Resentment Ad Hominem and Ad Ratio: A Plea for Rhetorical Criticism / 144 Notes / 163 Bibliography / 183 Index / 199ReviewsThere may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot ban resentment from the public sphere, but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin Madison What is the relationship between rhetoric and violence? Jeremy Engels addresses that question in the aftermath of the 2011 shooting spree that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed several others. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship in political theory and American public discourse, he argues that political elites hijack justified popular resentment against oppressive social systems and redirect it against powerless individuals, thereby creating the potential for violence. Provocative in its understanding of democracy, compelling in its case studies of Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin, and challenging in its call for reinvigorated rhetorical criticism, this is a book that makes us think. David Zarefsky, former president of the National Communication Association and of the Rhetoric Society of America There may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot 'ban resentment from the public sphere, ' but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. --Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin-Madison What is the relationship between rhetoric and violence? Jeremy Engels addresses that question in the aftermath of the 2011 shooting spree that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed several others. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship in political theory and American public discourse, he argues that political elites hijack justified popular resentment against oppressive social systems and redirect it against powerless individuals, thereby creating the potential for violence. Provocative in its understanding of democracy, compelling in its case studies of Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin, and challenging in its call for reinvigorated rhetorical criticism, this is a book that makes us think. --David Zarefsky, former president of the National Communication Association and of the Rhetoric Society of America There may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot ban resentment from the public sphere, but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin Madison What is the relationship between rhetoric and violence? Jeremy Engels addresses that question in the aftermath of the 2011 shooting spree that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed several others. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship in political theory and American public discourse, he argues that political elites hijack justified popular resentment against oppressive social systems and redirect it against powerless individuals, thereby creating the potential for violence. Provocative in its understanding of democracy, compelling in its case studies of Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin, and challenging in its call for reinvigorated rhetorical criticism, this is a book that makes us think. David Zarefsky, former president of the National Communication Association and of the Rhetoric Society of America There may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot ban resentment from the public sphere, but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin Madison What is the relationship between rhetoric and violence? Jeremy Engels addresses that question in the aftermath of the 2011 shooting spree that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed several others. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship in political theory and American public discourse, he argues that political elites hijack justified popular resentment against oppressive social systems and redirect it against powerless individuals, thereby creating the potential for violence. Provocative in its understanding of democracy, compelling in its case studies of Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin, and challenging in its call for reinvigorated rhetorical criticism, this is a book that makes us think. David Zarefsky, former president of the National Communication Association and of the Rhetoric Society of America There may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot 'ban resentment from the public sphere, ' but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. --Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin-Madison What is the relationship between rhetoric and violence? Jeremy Engels addresses that question in the aftermath of the 2011 shooting spree that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed several others. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship in political theory and American public discourse, he argues that political elites hijack justified popular resentment against oppressive social systems and redirect it against powerless individuals, thereby creating the potential for violence. Provocative in its understanding of democracy, compelling in its case studies of Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin, and challenging in its call for reinvigorated rhetorical criticism, this is a book that makes us think. --David Zarefsky, former president of the National Communication Association and of the Rhetoric Society of America There may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot 'ban resentment from the public sphere, ' but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. --Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin-Madison Engels continues his studies into the historical use of rhetoric with a volume summarizing what he considers the particularly nefarious use of rhetoric by political and economic elites in the United States since the Nixon years of the 1960s, to achieve unity in a recalcitrant and potentially revolutionary democracy, no longer in the traditional way through inspiring fear and patriotism by creating the spectre of a hostile and unreasonable outside enemy, but precisely the reverse, abandoning the classic goal of preserving internal unity by identifying an internal enemy. -Patrick Madigan, Heythrop Journal Recommended for scholars of public address and rhetorical theory alike, The Politics of Resentment will soon be required reading for courses on deliberative democracy-and deservedly so. With proper exposure, this book may well contribute to the growth of a more peaceful, less resentful nation. -Eric C. Miller, Southern Communication Journal There may be no more pressing problem in contemporary U.S. political culture than a flourishing politics of resentment, which divides citizens, stalls policy, and excuses injustice. In The Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels helps readers understand how resentment has arisen as a political force and how scholars and citizens may respond. Toward these ends, The Politics of Resentment deftly weaves together history, criticism, and theory. Engels argues eloquently that we cannot 'ban resentment from the public sphere,' but he suggests ways to productively turn resentment toward disclosing structural violence, thereby helping achieve justice and promote a public good. -Robert Asen, University of Wisconsin-Madison What is the relationship between rhetoric and violence? Jeremy Engels addresses that question in the aftermath of the 2011 shooting spree that seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed several others. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship in political theory and American public discourse, he argues that political elites hijack justified popular resentment against oppressive social systems and redirect it against powerless individuals, thereby creating the potential for violence. Provocative in its understanding of democracy, compelling in its case studies of Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin, and challenging in its call for reinvigorated rhetorical criticism, this is a book that makes us think. -David Zarefsky, former president of the National Communication Association and of the Rhetoric Society of America Author InformationJeremy Engels is Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |