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Bücher der Reihe Rhetoric, Politics and Society

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  • - Politics as Transcendence and Contingency
    von Giuseppe Ballacci
    107,00 - 108,00 €

    The first part of the study proposes a reassessment of the ancient quarrel between philosophy and rhetoric, as it was discussed by Plato, Aristotle, and above all Cicero and Quintilian, who ambitiously attempted to bring them together creating an ideal that is at the roots of the humanist tradition.

  • von Adam Silver
    116,00 €

    This book makes explicit the historical, technological, and discursive links between gossip as a mode of communication, news media, and contemporary politics. A Gossip Politic advances a new framework of gossip, applying the informal understanding of the term to news talk and political actors. Authored by esteemed scholars in the fields of Political Science, Media Studies, Linguistics, and Sociology, chapters consider the influence of gossip on the press, the American presidency, and the public. A Gossip Politic provides readers with a multi-faceted portrait of the ways in which gossip has influenced media history, shaped our understanding of democracy, and contributed to our current political landscape.

  • von Christian Kock & Lisa Villadsen
    135,00 €

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    99,00 €

    Together, these chapters explore the contemporary rhetorical production of homo economicus and the various ways in which neoliberalism has become a way of thinking, orienting, and organizing all aspects of life around economized metrics of individualized and individuated success.

  • - Euroscepticism and the Crisis of Political Communication
    von Paul Rowinski
    126,00 €

    This book explores whether a beleaguered press in recent years has been developing an emotive, Eurosceptic post-truth rhetoric of its own - competing for attention with populist politicians.

  • - Case Studies and a Minimalist Definition
     
    135,00 €

    Populism as a phenomenon seems to instantiate perennial issues besetting rhetoric (e.g., the charges of manipulation, exclusive reliance on opinion over knowledge, and abuse of emotional appeals), yet relatively little research on populism has emerged from the discipline of rhetoric.

  • - Professional Wrestling Rhetoric in the White House
    von Shannon Bow O'Brien
    55,00 €

    This book examines Donald Trump's longstanding connections to professional wrestling in relation to how he uses and exploits language, and the ways in which he has weaponized going public never before seen in previous administrations.

  • von Christopher Minnix
    97,00 €

    Drawing on an analysis of how discourses of security, economy, and ethics shape the rhetoric of global higher education, as well as that of its populist and nationalist critics, the author argues for an understanding of global higher education as a site of rhetorical conflict over visions of students as citizens.

  • - The Rhetoric of Rage in 21st Century Popular Culture
    von Kendall R. Phillips
    64,00 €

    This book explores the circulation of anger and hostility in contemporary American culture with particular attention to the fantasy of refusal, a dream of rejecting all the structures of the contemporary political and economic system.

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    108,00 €

    Contributions consider these phenomena in a global contemporary context, providing within the same volume rigorous examinations of the design of digital platforms for deliberation, users' attempts to manipulate those platforms, and the ways activists and governments are responding to emerging threats to democratic discourse.

  • - Procedure, Rhetoric and Time
    von Kari Palonen
    107,00 €

    The parliamentary style of politics has been formed over centuries; In the last two chapters, the book outlines the possibilities of extending parliamentary judgment to politics beyond parliaments proper and the chances for parliamentary politics succeeding today.

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    112,00 €

    This is the first thorough and systematic interrogation of Republican Party oratory and rhetoric that examines a series of leading figures in American conservative politics. By doing so it shines important new light into conservative politics from the era of Eisenhower to the more brutal politics of Donald Trump.

  • - Exploring Audiences Empirically
     
    112,00 €

    This book examines the reception of rhetoric and the rhetoric of reception. By considering salient rhetorical traits of rhetorical utterances and texts seen in context, and relating this to different kinds of reception and/or audience use and negotiation, the authors explore the connections between rhetoric and reception.

  • - Rhetoric, Ideology and the Performance of Politics
     
    108,00 €

    In doing so, the collection offers insights into why the performances of political actors such as Carwyn Jones and Nicola Sturgeon resonate with a wide audience, whereas some - like Jeremy Corbyn - have limited appeal beyond the party faithful.

  • - Procedure, Rhetoric and Time
    von Kari Palonen
    108,00 €

    The parliamentary style of politics has been formed over centuries; In the last two chapters, the book outlines the possibilities of extending parliamentary judgment to politics beyond parliaments proper and the chances for parliamentary politics succeeding today.

  • von Christopher Minnix
    99,00 €

    Drawing on an analysis of how discourses of security, economy, and ethics shape the rhetoric of global higher education, as well as that of its populist and nationalist critics, the author argues for an understanding of global higher education as a site of rhetorical conflict over visions of students as citizens.

  • - Practices of Textual Interpretation and Analysis
    von Kari Palonen, Claudia Wiesner & Taru Haapala
    136,00 €

    This book explicates how debates and documents can be understood, interpreted and analysed as political action. The authors deploy the perspective that debates are to be understood as political activity, and documents can be regarded as frozen debates.

  • - Rhetoric, Ideology and the Performance of Politics
     
    108,00 €

    In doing so, the collection offers insights into why the performances of political actors such as Carwyn Jones and Nicola Sturgeon resonate with a wide audience, whereas some - like Jeremy Corbyn - have limited appeal beyond the party faithful.

  • - Insiders & Outsiders in Democratic Politics
    von Mark Rolfe
    88,00 - 90,00 €

    This highly original work considers the rhetoric of political actors and commentators who identify digital media as the means to a new era of politics and democracy.

  • - Continuity, Change & Contested Values from Truman to Obama
    von Noam Schimmel
    97,00 - 99,00 €

    The author combines rhetoric analysis, policy analysis, and policy history to illuminate the dynamic nature of the way American presidents have imagined the moral and social bonds of the American people and their exhortations for governance and policy to reflect and honor these bonds and obligations.

  • von Heather Ashley Hayes
    97,00 €

    This work examines violence in the age of the terror wars with an eye toward the technologies of governance that create, facilitate, and circulate that violence.

  • von Judi Atkins
    97,00 €

    Through a rhetorical analysis, this book explores how the parties in a coalition government create a united public front while preserving their distinct identities.

  • von Mihaela Mihai & Mathias Thaler
    52,00 €

    Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'.

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    156,00 €

    This is the first thorough and systematic interrogation of Republican Party oratory and rhetoric that examines a series of leading figures in American conservative politics. By doing so it shines important new light into conservative politics from the era of Eisenhower to the more brutal politics of Donald Trump.

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    99,00 €

    Together, these chapters explore the contemporary rhetorical production of homo economicus and the various ways in which neoliberalism has become a way of thinking, orienting, and organizing all aspects of life around economized metrics of individualized and individuated success.

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    71,00 €

    How do leading Democratic Party figures strive to communicate with and influence their audience? More broadly it evaluates the impact of leading orators upon American politics and argues that effective oratory remains a vital party of American political discourse.

  • von Peter Dorey, Timothy Heppell & Andrew S. Crines
    126,00 €

    This book examines the political oratory, rhetoric and persona of Margaret Thatcher as a means of understanding her justifications for 'Thatcherism'.

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    51,00 €

    How do leading Democratic Party figures strive to communicate with and influence their audience? More broadly it evaluates the impact of leading orators upon American politics and argues that effective oratory remains a vital party of American political discourse.

  • von Jens E. Kjeldsen
    32,00 €

    This book provides students, researchers, and practitioners of speechwriting with a unique insight in the theory, history, and practice of speechwriting.

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    108,00 €

    Contributions consider these phenomena in a global contemporary context, providing within the same volume rigorous examinations of the design of digital platforms for deliberation, users' attempts to manipulate those platforms, and the ways activists and governments are responding to emerging threats to democratic discourse.

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