| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
ix, 227 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The fountain pen -- Cause and effect -- Reds, pinks, and Goo-Goos -- What's in a name -- Pippa passes -- King Kong -- Some (mainly) musical revelations -- Two hangings -- Various discoveries -- Farther along; or, The accident chain -- On the passivity of Jews -- Bruno Bettelheim and the broke-down cowboy: two American stories -- Attention must be paid -- Experts and oligarchs -- Slave lessons -- Belinda Raguesto returns from Switzerland -- Hamlet and Oedipus meet the zombies -- A message from Schpershevski -- Chelm; or, No arrest for the wicked -- Some linguistic curiosities -- The Nazis got your mom -- Demotic, a confession -- Grief and wisdom -- Time travel -- Moby Dick -- Real live -- Rainy day fun for shut-ins: Xmas 2020 -- Give my regrets to Broadway -- Broadway -- Gags -- Humility -- Max the hamster -- Disons le mot -- Art, time, and the madness of the old -- Tug-of-peace -- The awl through the ear -- Goodnight, Irene -- Recessional. |
| Summary |
Exposing how oppressive cultural codes--encapsulated in buzzwords such as inclusion, diversity, social justice, appropriation--are constricting the vibrant intellectual life of the world's freest country, a renowned author and playwright examines how politics and cultural attitudes about rebellion have shifted in the U.S. throughout history. |
| Subject |
Right and left (Political science) -- United States.
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Political culture -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Political culture. (OCoLC)fst01069263
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Right and left (Political science) (OCoLC)fst01097849
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Mamet, David. Recessional New York : Broadside Books, [2022] 9780063159006 (DLC) 2021036926 |
| ISBN |
9780063158993 (Hardcover) |
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006315899X (Hardcover) |
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