{"product_id":"how-civility-works-keith-j-bybee-9781503601543","title":"How Civility Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs civility dead? Americans ask this question every election season, but their concern is hardly limited to political campaigns. Doubts about civility regularly arise in just about every aspect of American public life. Rudeness runs rampant. Our news media is saturated with aggressive bluster and vitriol. Our digital platforms teem with trolls and expressions of disrespect. Reflecting these conditions, surveys show that a significant majority of Americans believe we are living in an age of unusual anger and discord. Everywhere we look, there seems to be conflict and hostility, with shared respect and consideration nowhere to be found. In a country that encourages thick skins and speaking one's mind, is civility even possible, let alone desirable?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow Civility Works\u003c\/i\u003e, Keith J. Bybee elegantly explores the \"crisis\" in civility, looking closely at how civility intertwines with our long history of boorish behavior and the ongoing quest for pleasant company. Bybee argues that the very features that make civility ineffective and undesirable also point to civility's power and appeal. Can we all get along? If we live by the contradictions on which civility depends, then yes, we can, and yes, we should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith J. Bybee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503601544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503601543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Briefs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Keith J. Bybee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979775705343,"sku":"9781503601543","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8298d5a2-0eb9-4454-94e9-d288e8c6e332.jpg?v=1683246864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-civility-works-keith-j-bybee-9781503601543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}