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Evicted by matthew desmond sparknotes5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The intent of this polemic, on one level, is to dislodge the standard chronology and narrative scaffolding of U.S. I do not wish to diminish these works by linking them too closely to The 1619 Project, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and underwritten by the New York Times, but, in formal terms, the project, considered in toto, is clearly a polemic ( New York Times Magazine 2019). Some of the most famous works in Western literature are polemical: Luthers Ninety-five Theses, Swifts Modest Proposal, and Marx and Engelss Communist Manifesto come to mind in this regard, although it should be noted that some would consider Swifts work rather more a burlesque or satire than a polemic per se. The term polemic is derived from the Greek noun polemos, meaning war, and the Greek adjective polemikos, meaning warlike or hostile. A polemic is conventionally viewed as contentious, disputative, or combative rhetoric, the intent of which is to espouse or support a particular position and, in so doing, undermine another, via bold, categorical, often overstated claims. This article will be published in the Spring 2022 issue of The Independent Review. Single Issues of The Independent Review.Podcast: Independent Outlook / Conversations.International Economics and Development. ![]()
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