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Argument Culture Stopping America's War of Words

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ISBN-10: 0345407512

ISBN-13: 9780345407511

Edition: N/A

Authors: Deborah Tannen

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THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS LINGUIST OFFERS A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE--AND A REVOLUTIONARY LANGUAGE TO LIVE BY! In her #1 bestseller You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen showed why talking to someone of the opposite sex can be like talking to someone from another world. Now Tannen is back with another groundbreaking book, this time widening her lens to examine the way we communicate in public--in the media, in politics, in our courtrooms, and classrooms--once again letting us see in a new way forces that have powerfully shaped our lives. The war on drugs, the battle of the sexes, political turf combat--in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk…    
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Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/9/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.19" wide x 7.94" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Deborah Tannen is the bestselling author of "The Argument Culture", "Talking from 9 to 5", "That's Not What I Meant", & "You Just Don't Understand", which was on "The New York Times" bestseller list for nearly four years, including eight months as number one. She is a professor at Georgetown University, in Washington D.C. "I Only Say This Because I Love You" is her seventeenth book. Her latest book is entitled, "You Were Always Mom's Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives."

Acknowledgments
Fighting for Our Lives
Both Sides Come Out Fighting: The Argument Culture and the Press
From Lapdog to Attack Dog: The Aggression Culture and the Press
"A Plague on Both Your Houses!": Opposition in Our Political Lives
"Litigation Is War"
Boys Will Be Boys: Gender and Opposition
What Other Ways Are There?: Listening to Other Cultures
Fast Forward: Technologically Enhanced Aggression
The Roots of Debate in Education and the Hope of Dialogue
Notes
References
Index