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Modern Jeremiahs

- Contemporary Visions of American Decline

About Modern Jeremiahs

This book identifies where modern Jeremiahs place the sources of national decline and their purposed solutions and its analysis also reveals the central problem faced by this form of writing: the need to balance condemnation of certain practices within the democratic polity with calls for repentance. For these writers and political actors, the tensions created by these demands prove impossible to resolve, as the modern jeremiad further divides an already divided nation.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780739121917
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 204
  • Published:
  • March 19, 2008
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x238x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 447 g.
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Expected delivery: January 25, 2025
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Description of Modern Jeremiahs

This book identifies where modern Jeremiahs place the sources of national decline and their purposed solutions and its analysis also reveals the central problem faced by this form of writing: the need to balance condemnation of certain practices within the democratic polity with calls for repentance. For these writers and political actors, the tensions created by these demands prove impossible to resolve, as the modern jeremiad further divides an already divided nation.

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