{"product_id":"beyond-civility-william-keith-9780271088044","title":"Beyond Civility: The Competing Obligations of Citizenship","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the pundits to the polls, nearly everyone seems to agree that US politics have rarely been more fractious, and calls for a return to \"civil discourse\" abound. Yet it is also true that the requirements of polite discourse effectively silence those who are not in power, gaming the system against the disenfranchised. What, then, should a democracy do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book makes a case for understanding civility in a different light. Examining the history of the concept and its basis in communication and political theory, William Keith and Robert Danisch present a clear, robust analysis of civil discourse. Distinguishing it from politeness, they claim that civil argument must be redirected from the goal of political comity to that of building and maintaining relationships of minimal respect in the public sphere. They also take into account how civility enables discrimination, indicating conditions under which uncivil resistance is called for. When viewed as a communication practice for uniting people with differences and making them more equal, civility is transformed from a preferable way of speaking into an essential component of democratic life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuarding against uncritical endorsement of civility as well as skepticism, Keith and Danisch show with rigor, nuance, and care that the practice of civil communication is both paradoxical and sorely needed. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Civility\u003c\/i\u003e is necessary reading for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Keith, Robert Danisch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271088044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271088044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"William Keith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056721719551,"sku":"9780271088044","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c867e5e5-c330-4b16-8681-b38daa6c09f3.jpg?v=1685042894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-civility-william-keith-9780271088044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}