For Common Things
Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today
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Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100375706917
- ISBN-139780375706912
- Goodreads160767
- Library of Congress Control Number99031055
- OCLC Control Number45020042
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780375706912
- Open LibraryOL7426397M
Classifications
- LCCHN65
Description
"Jedediah Purdy persuasively argues the necessity and satisfactions of social and political reengagement and of renewed attention to the "common things" we all have a stake in: the environment, education, culture, law, and government. Drawing on a wide range of sources - from Thoreau to Seinfeld - he contemplates such questions as the use of irony in popular culture, the breakdown of our political processes, and the moral and legal dilemmas posed by technological advances. In these and other discussions, he lures us away from disbelief and detachment toward a sincere devotion to the healing and betterment of society."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
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