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Why Manners Matter : The Case for Civilized Behavior in a Barbarous World by Lucinda Holdforth (2009, Hardcover)
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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100399155325
ISBN-139780399155321
eBay Product ID (ePID)69718473
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWhy Manners Matter : the Case for Civilized Behavior in a Barbarous World
Publication Year2009
SubjectEtiquette
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaReference
AuthorLucinda Holdforth
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length7.3 in
Item Width5.3 in
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LCCN2008-026142
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsI admit to an affinity for books on civility, perhaps because I myself once wrote one. Lucinda Holdforth’s delightful book is the best I have seen on this subject in many years. She sets herself the Herculean task of arguing for manners in a world that deems them unimportant. She is equally at ease with Rousseau and Rosa Parks, with the Bloomsbury Group and the Bible, with 19th-century etiquette books and 2-st century Hollywood. (She also makes reference to Castiglione’s 16th-century Book of the Courtier, among my favorites in my own college days.) Rejecting the cant that good manners are some sort of right- wing conspiracy, Holdforth persuasively links good manners not only to good character but to the stability and the progress of the society itself. Not to pay attention to a book this thoughtful might even be considered unmannerly. — Stephen L. Carter, I admit to an affinity for books on civility, perhaps because I myself once wrote one. Lucinda Holdforth’s delightful book is the best I have seen on this subject in many years. She sets herself the Herculean task of arguing for manners in a world that deems them unimportant. She is equally at ease with Rousseau and Rosa Parks, with the Bloomsbury Group and the Bible, with 19th- century etiquette books and 2-st century Hollywood. (She also makes reference to Castiglione’s 16th-century Book of the Courtier, among my favorites in my own college days.) Rejecting the cant that good manners are some sort of right- wing conspiracy, Holdforth persuasively links good manners not only to good character but to the stability and the progress of the society itself. Not to pay attention to a book this thoughtful might even be considered unmannerly. — Stephen L. Carter
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal395
Grade ToUP
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisIn the spirit of "On Bullshit" comes a wonderfully erudite and entertaining essay about manners. Citing everyone from Proust to "Borat," Holdforth shows how manners are the cornerstone of civilization.
LC Classification NumberBJ1853.H67 2009
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