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100			_aHirschman, Albert O.
245			_aRhetoric of reaction : perversity, futility, jeopardy
260			_bHarvard University Press, _c1991 _aCambridge :
300			_axi, 197 p. ; _c21 cm
365			_b33.00 _cUSD _d81.20
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aHirschman 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.
650			_aConservatism
650			_aPoor laws
650			_aWelfare state
650			_aProvidence State
650			_aBeveridge Report
650			_a Class distinction
650			_aEuropean tradition
650			_a Corn laws
650			_aFracasomania
650			_a Futility thesis
650			_aIncome redistribution
650			_aJeopardy thesis
650			_aMarkets:self-regulating
650			_aOligarchy,Iron law
650			_aPerversity thesis
650			_a Reform Act
650			_aSocial welfare development
650			_aUnemployment compensation
650			_aWelfare state
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