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The woven figure : conservatism and America's fabric, 1994-1997 / George F. Will.
- Title
- The woven figure : conservatism and America's fabric, 1994-1997 / George F. Will.
- Author
- Will, George F.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Scribner, c1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E885 .W56 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 384 p.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- In this volume, Mr. Will, distinguished political columnist and cultural critic, examines many episodes of the conservatives' tribulations and the liberals' accommodations to the new political landscape. These writings present a map of the landscape, a guide for people perplexed by the gap between contemporary political theories and practices. Here are essays about the peculiar goings-on on campuses, where "rights"--Including a right to Chinese take-out food - multiply. Mr. Will is as pleased by the thirtieth anniversary of The Public Interest quarterly as he is appalled by the horrific new "sport" of "extreme fighting," which raises questions about the limits of permissible commerce. Here are snapshots of something trivial, the 1996 presidential campaign, that illustrated something momentous, the marginalization of the presidency. Mr. Will examines the achievements and misadventures of judicial activism, the writing of national standards for the teaching of history, and the West's response to genocide in the Balkans. But as always in Mr. Will's writings, there is time for the pure fun of life in a nation blessed with ESPN and Corvettes.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Tyranny of Nonchalance -- With Friends Like These -- The Food and Drug Administration vs. "Family Discord" -- Sheldon Hackney Teaches Talking -- Neo-Paternalism and the Battered Woman Syndrome -- Sex in Sacramento -- Tears and Chinese Take-Out Food at Tufts -- The Sensitivity Sweepstakes at Chico -- Anti-Americanism at the Smithsonian -- Of Metal Dollars and Males Bonding with Strippers -- Baby Boomers, So Elevated in Every Way ... -- A Heartbreak Hunk and a Nice Prom -- At Melissa Drexler's Prom -- Choice -- Fanatics for "Choice" -- Eventful 1965 -- "Sixties Idealism" and "Psychedelic Optimism" -- Understanding the Sixties: Begin with Barry -- 1994: Tacky Royalty and Tonya Harding -- 1995: Oh, a Revolution -- 1996: In Our Wee Galaxy.
- ISBN
- 0684825627
- LCCN
- ^^^97034731^
- OCLC
- 37615594
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library