American Corruption Talk: A Political Etymology - Paperback

$57.53

American Corruption Talk: A Political Etymology - Paperback

Name: American Corruption Talk: A Political Etymology - Paperback
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SKU: 9781439916896
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by Robert G. Boatright , Molly Brigid McGrath

$57.53

Book Overview

Americans often worry about political corruption--not only about specific officials misusing their powers, but also more broadly about political, cultural, moral decay or deterioration. Underneath our talk about corruption lie deeper claims and concerns about how we organize our common life. American Corruption Talk presents a study of corruption and corruption talk that seeks to understand those deeper claims and concerns.

Robert Boatright and Molly Brigid McGrath focus on the role corruption talk plays in American political discourse. They distinguish between two ways people speak about corruption--corruption talk in the style of a purifier, who wishes to expunge the evil forces or drain the swamp, and corruption talk in the style of the mender, who thinks of managing, replacing, or repairing.

American Corruption Talk begins by tracing how the concept of political corruption was developed by philosophers and political thinkers, leading up to its use in the American context, especially in the Progressive Era. It also compares modes of contemporary corruption talk in different areas of public life. In doing so, the authors hope to resolve confusion and partisan disagreements about what corruption is and to discourage the tendency to label actions, events, and ideas that we merely disagree with as corrupt.

ISBN	9781439916896
Author	Robert G. Boatright , Molly Brigid McGrath
Publisher	Temple University Press
Genre	News & politics and Philosophy
Format	Paperback
Published	June 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	318
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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