books.google.com - The provocative interpretation of American political rhetoricAmericans like to use words of sentiment and sympathy, passion and power, to explain their democracy. In a provocative new work, Andrew Burstein examines the metaphorically rich language which Americans developed to express their guiding principle:...http://books.google.com/books/about/Sentimental_Democracy.html?id=c8q8i0e6tCUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSentimental Democracy