The rhetoric of reaction : perversity, futility, jeopardy - WorldCat

The Rhetoric of Reaction is a study of the reactionary's tool kit, identifying the standard objections to any and all proposals for reform... Hirschman's work ... Therhetoricofreaction:perversity,futility,jeopardy(Book,1991)[WorldCat.org] Home WorldCatHome AboutWorldCat Help Search SearchforLibraryItems SearchforLists SearchforContacts SearchforaLibrary Createlists,bibliographiesandreviews: or SearchWorldCat Finditemsinlibrariesnearyou AdvancedSearch FindaLibrary Yourlisthasreachedthemaximumnumberofitems.Pleasecreateanewlistwithanewname;movesomeitemstoaneworexistinglist;ordeletesomeitems. Yourrequesttosendthisitemhasbeencompleted. Cite/Export Cite/Export Copyacitation APA(6thed.) Chicago(Author-Date,15thed.) Harvard(18thed.) MLA(7thed.) Turabian(6thed.) 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E-mailMessage: Ithoughtyoumightbeinterestedinthisitemat http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21972246 Title:Therhetoricofreaction:perversity,futility,jeopardy Author:AlbertOHirschman Publisher:Cambridge,Mass.:BelknapPressofHarvardUniversityPress,©1991. ISBN/ISSN:06747686719780674768673067476868X9780674768680 OCLC:21972246 Pleaseverifythatyouarenotarobot. Cancel Share Permalink Permalink CopythisURLtolinktothispage: Addareview Wouldyoualsoliketosubmitareviewforthisitem?   Cancel Yourlisthasreachedthemaximumnumberofitems.Pleasecreateanewlistwithanewname;movesomeitemstoaneworexistinglist;ordeletesomeitems. Youalreadyrecentlyratedthisitem. Yourratinghasbeenrecorded Writeareview Ratethisitem: 1 2 3 4 5 Previewthisitem Previewthisitem Checking... Therhetoricofreaction:perversity,futility,jeopardy Author: AlbertOHirschman Publisher: Cambridge,Mass.:BelknapPressofHarvardUniversityPress,©1991. Edition/Format:  Printbook:EnglishViewalleditionsandformats Summary: Hirschmanmapsthediffuseandtreacherousworldofreactionaryrhetoricinwhichconservativepublicfigures,thinkers,andpolemicistshavebeenarguingagainstprogressiveagendasandreformsfor200years.Ultimately,heshowsthatprogressivesareapttoemployrelatedrhetoricalpostures,whichareasbiasedastheirreactionarycounterparts.  Readmore... Rating: (notyetrated) 0withreviews-Bethefirst. Subjects Conservatism--History. Poorlaws--History. Suffrage--History. Viewallsubjects Morelikethis Userlists SimilarItems AddlibrarytoFavorites Pleasechoosewhetherornotyouwantotheruserstobeabletoseeonyourprofilethatthislibraryisafavoriteofyours. Allowthisfavoritelibrarytobeseenbyothers Keepthisfavoritelibraryprivate Save    Cancel Findacopyinthelibrary Findinglibrariesthatholdthisitem... Details Genre/Form: History AdditionalPhysicalFormat: Onlineversion:Hirschman,AlbertO.Rhetoricofreaction.Cambridge,Mass.:BelknapPressofHarvardUniversityPress,©1991(OCoLC)755039305 DocumentType: Book AllAuthors/Contributors: AlbertOHirschman Findmoreinformationabout: AlbertOHirschman ISBN: 06747686719780674768673067476868X9780674768680 OCLCNumber: 21972246 Description: xi,197pages;21cm Contents: Twohundredyearsofreactionaryrhetoric-- Threereactionsandthreereactionarytheses-- Anoteontheterm"reaction"-- Theperversitythesis-- TheFrenchrevolutionandproclamationoftheperverseeffect-- Universalsuffrageanditsallegedperverseeffects-- ThepoorlawsandtheWelfarestate-- Reflectionsontheperversitythesis-- Thefutilitythesis-- QuestioningtheextentofchangewroughtbytheFrenchrevolution:Tocqueville-- Questioningtheextentofchangelikelytofollowfromuniversalsuffrage:MoscaandPareto-- QuestioningtheextenttowhichtheWelfareState"Deliversthegoods"tothepoor-- Reflectionsonthefutulitythesis-- Thejeopardythesis-- Democracyasathreattoliberty-- TheWelfarestateasathreattolibertyanddemocracy-- Reflectionsonthejeopardythesis-- Thethreethesescomparedandcombined-- Asynoptictable-- Thecomparativeinfluenceofthetheses-- Somesimpleinteractions-- Amorecomplexinteraction-- Fromreactionarytoprogressiverhetoric-- Thesynergyillusionandtheimminent-dangerthesis-- "Havinghistoryonone'sside"-- Counterpartsoftheperversitythesis-- Beyondintransigence-- Aturnaboutinargument?-- HowNottoargueinademocracy. Responsibility: AlbertO.Hirschman. Moreinformation: library.ccsu.edu library.ccsu.edu Reviews Editorialreviews PublisherSynopsis TheRhetoricofReactionisastudyofthereactionary'stoolkit,identifyingthestandardobjectionstoanyandallproposalsforreform...Hirschman'sworkchangeshowyouseetheworld.Itilluminatesyesterday,today,andtomorrow...Therecanbenoquestionabouthismostcharacteristic[book]:TheRhetoricofReaction.Thesustainedattackonintransigence,thebiasinfavorofhope,thedelightinparadox,theinsistenceonthecreativepowerofdoubt-alltheseprovealotofpeoplewrong.--CassR.Sunstein*NewYorkReviewofBooks*AlbertHirschman'sgifttointellectualhistoryishiscapacitytosubsumecomplexideasundersimple-indeedsmallerthanbumper-sticker-size-labels.Mentionthewordexitatanygatheringofsocialscientists,andeveryonewillfree-associatewiththeideathatcomplexorganizationsandprocessesrenewthemselvesbecausepeoplewillleaveforopportunitieselsewhereinsteadofremainingandfightingforchange.Likewisenotonlywithvoiceandloyaltybutalsowithpassionsandinterests.Thereisnocontemporarysocialscientistanywhereintheworldwhohassaidmore(profound)thingsinfewer(elegant)wordsthanAlbertHirschman.NewcandidatesforinclusionintheHirschmanianlexiconareperversity,futility,andjeopardy...Hirschmanisamasterofourart.--AlanWolfe*ContemporarySociology*Events,andtheexampleofathinkerlikeHirschman,makeitpossibleatleasttohopethatthefinersideoftheEnlightenment-thatis,askepticalbutoptimisticengagementwiththeworldasitis,asdistinctfromblindinglyoverexcitedvisionsofhowitmightbe,ifonlyprogressiveswouldstopinterferingwithit-couldsoonhaveitsday.--GeoffreyHawthorn*NewRepublic*Propelledbyanecumenicalmotive-toexplainthe'massive,stubborn,andexasperatingothernessofothers',inthiscaseconservativethinkers-andguided,ashehimselfmuses,by'aninbredurgetowardsymmetry',AlbertHirschmanhaswrittenanenjoyableandprofoundbook.Hearguesthatatripletof'rhetorical'criticisms-perversity,futility,andjeopardy-'hasbeenunfailinglyleveled'by'reactionaries'ateachmajorprogressivereformofthepast300years-thoseT.H.Marshallidentifiedwiththeadvancementofcivil,politicalandsocialrightsofcitizenship...Charminglywritten,thisbookcanbenefitadiversereadership.--DiegoGambetta*TimesHigherEducationSupplement*Itisamarvelouslyintelligentandoriginalandprovocativevolume,markedbyHirschman'susualqualitiesofintellectualplayfulnessanddeepcommitmenttoliberalvalues...Thereaderhasasenseofbeinginthepresenceofabrilliantmindandofawriteratthetopofhisform.--StanleyHoffmann,HarvardUniversityAbrilliantandbeautifullywrittenbook.Itisbreathtakinglysimple,yetdeepwithimplications...HirschmanprovidesakindofReader'sGuidetoReactionaryCulture.--StephenHolmes,UniversityofChicago Readmore...   User-contributedreviews Addareviewandshareyourthoughtswithotherreaders. 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