About this title: When it comes to the vagaries of language in American politics, its uses and abuses, its absurdities and ever-shifting nuances, its power to confound, obscure, and occasionally to inspire, William Safire is the language maven we most readily turn to for clarity, guidance, and penetrating, sometimes lacerating, wit. Safire's Political Dictionary is a stem-to-stern updating and expansion of the Language of Politics, which was first published in 1968 and last revised in 1993, long before such terms as Hanging Chads, 9/11 and the War on Terror became part of our everyday vocabulary. Nearly every ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books (T)
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780345283931ISBN:0345283937
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780394502618ISBN:0394502612
Description: No Illustrations. Very goog in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. TAN HALF-CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780394502618ISBN:0394502612
Description: No Illustration. Very Good in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. TAN HALF-CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. "WD" IN INK ON INSIDE OF BOOK. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780195340617ISBN:0195340612
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 3/31/2008
ISBN-13:9780195340617ISBN:0195340612
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780195340617ISBN:0195340612
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Looks BRAND NEW. CLEAN text. NO marks. Great research copy. Covers clean & glossy. Check our reliability, then compare & enjoy same great info at best value. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 862 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2008-03-31
ISBN-13:9780195340617ISBN:0195340612
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780195340617ISBN:0195340612
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Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780195340617ISBN:0195340612
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 234x154. (886) nearly every entry in this renowned work has been revised and updated and over 100 completely new entries have been added to produce a monumental and indispensable guide to political language in america. from axis of evil, blame game and compassionate conservatism to rumsfeld's rules, slam dunk, wimp factor, and many others, safire explains the origin of each term, how it has been used, as well as its perceived and real significance. (Paperback) read more
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