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Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang by James Carville (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195304470
ISBN-139780195304473
eBay Product ID (ePID)48425889
Product Key Features
Number of Pages322 Pages
Publication NameOxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectDictionaries, Reference, General, Political, American Government / General
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJames Carville
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.8 Oz
Item Length4.9 in
Item Width7.6 in
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Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A handy phrase-book to help us understand the yammering of the Beltway'schatterati."--Wall Street Journal, "Those seriously concerned with the vitality of our wonky Beltway blather may want to skip the next agriculture-subsidy roundtable to train their bifocals on "Hatchet Jobs and Hardball".... There, with some imagination, you can freshen your lexicon with some forgotten or fairly obscure, butnevertheless serviceable, bits of political argot. Impress your fellow sheeple!"--Tom Kuntz, The New York Times, "An entertaining and informed lexicon of 600 words and phrases describing both current and past political activities and the politicos who made them happen...a most useful state-of-the-slang compendium."--Library Journal"A handy phrase-book to help us understand the yammering of the Beltway's chatterati."--Wall Street Journal"Those seriously concerned with the vitality of our wonky Beltway blather may want to skip the next agriculture-subsidy roundtable to train their bifocals on "Hatchet Jobs and Hardball".... There, with some imagination, you can freshen your lexicon with some forgotten or fairly obscure, but nevertheless serviceable, bits of political argot. Impress your fellow sheeple!"--Tom Kuntz, The New York Times"Word lovers and miners for old terms of art that deserve new life will find delight here.... The book has a short introduction by James Carville and Mary Matalin. And in addition to nearly 300 pages of citations, Mr. Barrett includes eight brief essays, one of them on '-gate' coinages (Does anybody remember what 'clamgate' or 'waste-watergate' referred to?)."--Dallas Morning News, "Word lovers and miners for old terms of art that deserve new life will find delight here.... The book has a short introduction by James Carville and Mary Matalin. And in addition to nearly 300 pages of citations, Mr. Barrett includes eight brief essays, one of them on '-gate' coinages (Doesanybody remember what 'clamgate' or 'waste-watergate' referred to?)."--Dallas Morning News, "Those seriously concerned with the vitality of our wonky Beltway blathermay want to skip the next agriculture-subsidy roundtable to train their bifocalson "Hatchet Jobs and Hardball".... There, with some imagination, you can freshenyour lexicon with some forgotten or fairly obscure, but neverthelessserviceable, bits of political argot. Impress your fellow sheeple!"--Tom Kuntz,The New York Times, "An entertaining and informed lexicon of 600 words and phrases describing both current and past political activities and the politicos who made them happen...a most useful state-of-the-slang compendium."--Library Journal, "A handy phrase-book to help us understand the yammering of the Beltway's chatterati."--Wall Street Journal
Dewey Decimal320.97303
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThe Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as "Beltway bandit" and "boondoggle," "angry white male" and "leg treasurer," "juice bill" and "Joe Citizen," "banana superpower" and "the Big Fix." We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as "gerrymander," but also of lesser-known terms such as "cracking" (splitting abloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and "fair-fight district" (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background,and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. Selected entries will have extended encyclopedic notes. The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation. Political junkies, policy wonks, journalists, and word lovers will find this book addictive reading as well as a reliable guide toone of the more colorful corners of American English., Here readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as "Beltway bandit" and "boondoggle," "angry white male" and "leg treasurer," "juice bill" and "Joe Citizen," "banana superpower" and "the Big Fix." The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation., The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as "Beltway bandit" and "boondoggle," "angry white male" and "leg treasurer," "juice bill" and "Joe Citizen," "banana superpower" and "the Big Fix." We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as "gerrymander," but also of lesser-known terms such as "cracking" (splitting a bloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and "fair-fight district" (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. Selected entries will have extended encyclopedic notes. The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation. Political junkies, policy wonks, journalists, and word lovers will find this book addictive reading as well as a reliable guide to one of the more colorful corners of American English.
LC Classification NumberJA85.2
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