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The War of Words

Harold James • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978-0300263053

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The War of Words

Harold James • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300263058 · ISBN-13: 978-0300263053

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Harold James examines how the evolution of nineteenth-century political terminology continues to shape and distort contemporary discourse. By tracing the historical semantics of key concepts, the author demonstrates how the misuse of foundational ideas contributes to current ideological polarization and the erosion of shared political understanding in global society.

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Publisher: Yale University Press

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Contributor: Harold James

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Category: Historical SemanticsCategory: Intellectual HistoryCategory: Political LanguageCategory: Political RealismCategory: Political TheoryCategory: Nineteenth-Century HistoryCategory: Political DiscourseCategory: Linguistic AnalysisInfluenced by: Conceptual HistoryInfluenced by: Political PhilosophyCornerstone of: Political LinguisticsCornerstone of: Historical Semantics

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