Rhetoric of reaction : perversity, futility, jeopardy
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1991
- xi, 197 p. ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hirschman maps the diffuse and treacherous world of reactionary rhetoric in which conservative public figures, thinkers, and polemicists have been arguing against progressive agendas and reforms for 200 years. Ultimately, he shows that progressives are apt to employ related rhetorical postures, which are as biased as their reactionary counterparts.
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