{"product_id":"civic-hope-how-ordinary-americans-keep-democracy-alive-hardback-9781108422642","title":"Civic Hope; How Ordinary Americans Keep Democracy Alive (Hardback) 9781108422642","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCivic Hope\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Ordinary Americans Keep Democracy Alive\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivic Hope is a history of what everyday Americans say - in their own words - about the government overseeing their lives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoderick P. Hart (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108422642, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e370 pages, 36 b\/w illus.  25 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This text is an excellent and thought-provoking read for academics, media practitioners, and graduate students interested in a new perspective on public opinion in the context of politics.' Andrea M. Quenette, International Journal of Communication\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCivic Hope is a history of what everyday Americans say - in their own words - about the government overseeing their lives. Based on a highly original analysis of 10,000 letters to the editor from 1948 to the present published in twelve US cities, the book overcomes the limitations of survey data by revealing the reasons for people's attitudes. While Hart identifies worrisome trends - including a decline in writers' abilities to explain what their opponents believe and their attachment to national touchstones - he also shows why the nation still thrives. Civic Hope makes a powerful case that the vitality of a democracy lies not in its strengths but in its weaknesses and in the willingness of its people to address those weaknesses without surcease. The key, Hart argues, is to sustain a culture of argument at the grassroots level.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Need for Civic Hope: 1. Can politics be fixed?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Can citizenship be revived?\u003cbr\u003e 3. Is civic hope the answer?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Search for Civic Hope: 4. People who write letters\u003cbr\u003e 5. People who read letters\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Texture of Civic Hope: 6. Why letters are compelling\u003cbr\u003e 7. Why letters are irritating\u003cbr\u003e 8. How letters have changed\u003cbr\u003e 9. How letters differ\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Future of Civic Hope: 10. Sustaining a culture of argument\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Press \u0026amp; journalism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Press \u0026amp; journalism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Press%20\u0026amp;%20journalism%20%5BKNTJ%5D%22\"\u003eKNTJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Political activism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political activism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20activism%20%5BJPW%5D%22\"\u003eJPW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266266648856,"sku":"9781108422642","price":84.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108422642i.jpg?v=1696694923","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/civic-hope-how-ordinary-americans-keep-democracy-alive-hardback-9781108422642","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}