01657cam a2200289 a 4500020001600000020001900016020001900035020001600054040000800070082002600078245009200104260006200196300002500258520075200283650002201035650001301057650001701070650002801087650001801115650002001133650001301153700001901166700002601185942001001211999001701221952012901238  a0812237412   a9780812237412   a9780812221619   a0812221613   cDLC00a808 UNI 2003 C158 Or.00aPublic discourse in America :bconversation and community in the twenty-first century /  aPhiladelphia :bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,cc2003.  axv, 318 p. ;c24 cm.1 a"Public Discourse in America originated in the work of the Penn National Commission on Society, Culture and Community, convened in 1996 by Judith Rodin, President of the University of Pennsylvania. Distinguished members of the Commission, leading experts, commissioned researchers, and leaders in America's nascent public discourse movement offer unexpected insights and an optimistic vision of the health of our politics and culture. Readers - of all political persuasions - from the halls of political power to the streets of urban neighborhood, from newsrooms and studios to think tanks and universities, will find these essays opening up new paths to robust public discussion, more engaged citizenship, and stronger communities."--BOOK JACKET. 0aPolitical culture 0aRhetoric 0aConversation 0aPolitical participation 0aCivil society 0aPopular culture 0aRhetoric1 aRodin, Judith.1 aSteinberg, Stephen P.  cAEDBB  c19028d19028  0010406808_000000000000000_UNI_2003_C158_OR70983775aLBCbLBCd2020-03-02eA38366o808 UNI 2003 C158 Or.r2020-03-02yEK