Homegrown Democrat

Author : Garrison Keillor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101201215
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homegrown Democrat written by Garrison Keillor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-07-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thoughtful, deeply personal work, one of the nation's best-loved voices takes the plunge into politics and comes up with a book that has had all of America talking. Here, with great heart, supple wit, and a dash of anger, Garrison Keillor describes the simple democratic values-the Golden Rule, the obligation to defend the weak against the powerful, and others- that define his hard-working Midwestern neighbors and that today's Republicans seem determined to subvert. A reminiscence, a political tract, and a humorous meditation, Homegrown Democrat is an entertaining, refreshing addition to today's rancorous political debate. * A New York Times bestseller * Updated and revised with a new introduction for the 2006 midterm elections * A Featured Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club

Author : Garrison Keillor
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0143037684
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homegrown Democrat written by Garrison Keillor and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thoughtful, deeply personal work, one of the nation's best-loved voices takes the plunge into politics and comes up with a book that has had all of America talking. Here, with great heart, supple wit, and a dash of anger, Garrison Keillor describes the simple democratic values-the Golden Rule, the obligation to defend the weak against the powerful, and others- that define his hard-working Midwestern neighbors and that today's Republicans seem determined to subvert. A reminiscence, a political tract, and a humorous meditation, Homegrown Democrat is an entertaining, refreshing addition to today's rancorous political debate. * A New York Times bestseller * Updated and revised with a new introduction for the 2006 midterm elections * A Featured Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club

Author : Linda Steiner
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252092570
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Concepts in Critical Cultural Studies written by Linda Steiner and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together sixteen essays on key and intersecting topics in critical cultural studies from major scholars in the field. Taking into account the vicissitudes of political, social, and cultural issues, the contributors engage deeply with the evolving understanding of critical concepts such as history, community, culture, identity, politics, ethics, globalization, and technology. The essays address the extent to which these concepts have been useful to scholars, policy makers, and citizens, as well as the ways they must be rethought and reconsidered if they are to continue to be viable. Each essay considers what is known and understood about these concepts. The essays give particular attention to how relevant ideas, themes, and terms were developed, elaborated, and deployed in the work of James W. Carey, the "founding father" of cultural studies in the United States. The contributors map how these important concepts, including Carey's own work with them, have evolved over time and how these concepts intersect. The result is a coherent volume that redefines the still-emerging field of critical cultural studies. Contributors are Stuart Allan, Jack Zeljko Bratich, Clifford Christians, Norman Denzin, Mark Fackler, Robert Fortner, Lawrence Grossberg, Joli Jensen, Steve Jones, John Nerone, Lana Rakow, Quentin J. Schultze, Linda Steiner, Angharad N. Valdivia, Catherine Warren, Frederick Wasser, and Barbie Zelizer.

Author : Norman K. Denzin
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820488189
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flags in the Window written by Norman K. Denzin and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over a four-year period and originally conceived as Notes from a Homeland War Diary, these concise, provocative essays record on-going reactions - reports from the war zone - to what Joan Didion calls the «new normal» under the Bush Administration. They rethink questions of power, political authority, patriotism, democracy, science, civil society, and the academy. Flags in the Window should be read by everyone who has an interest in the alternative view of the Iraq War.

Author : Robert S. Fortner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118770005
Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory written by Robert S. Fortner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that focus on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication. Focuses on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication Includes essays from a variety of global contexts, from Asia and the Middle East to the Americas Gives niche theories new life in several essays that use them to illuminate their application in specific contexts Features coverage of a wide variety of theoretical perspectives Pays close attention to the use of theory in understanding new communication contexts, such as social media 2 Volumes

Author : K. Trautman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230107702
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Underdog in American Politics written by K. Trautman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One major party in American politics, the Democrats, has consciously identified itself with underdogs. This book analyzes the relationship between the party and the main political ideology of its base: liberalism.

Author : Garrison Keillor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101640286
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lake Wobegon Days written by Garrison Keillor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1990-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lake Wobegon Days is about the way our beliefs, desires and fears tail off into abstractions--and get renewed from time to time. . . this book, unfolding Mr. Keillor's full design, is a genuine work of American history.” —The New York Times “A comic anatomy of what is small and ordinary and therefore potentially profound and universal in American life…Keillor’s strength as a writer is to make the ordinary extraordinary.” —Chicago Tribune “Keillor’s laughs come dear, not cheap, emerging from shared virtue and good character, from reassuring us of our neighborliness and strength….His true subject is how daily life is shot with grace. Keillor writes a prose that can be turned to laughter, to tears…to compassion or satire, to a hundred effects. He is a brilliant parodist.” —San Francisco Chronicle

Author : Philip A. Greasley
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253021162
Total Pages : 1074 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume Two written by Philip A. Greasley and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.

Author : Thomas B. Reston
Publisher : All Points Books
ISBN 13 : 1250176050
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soul of a Democrat written by Thomas B. Reston and published by All Points Books. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief history of the Democratic Party and the national ideals it has abandoned over time, thus losing its working class base—and its soul.

Author : Michael Tomasky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684873028
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hillary's Turn written by Michael Tomasky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political columnist for New York magazine reveals the behind-the-scenes story of Hillary Clinton's history-making race for the U. S. Senate.