Screen LibraryRhetoric in British politics and society
Although the art of rhetoric is central to the practice of politics it also plays an important role in civic and private life. Using Aristotelian notions of ethos, pathos and logos, this collection offers engaging discussions on everything from Prime Minister's Questions and Welsh devolution to...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rhetoric, politics and society
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Although the art of rhetoric is central to the practice of politics it also plays an important role in civic and private life. Using Aristotelian notions of ethos, pathos and logos, this collection offers engaging discussions on everything from Prime Minister's Questions and Welsh devolution to political satire and the rhetoric of cultural racism. 'Rhetorics in British Politics and Society is a unique book. It is the most comprehensive survey of the place of rhetoric in British political culture available at the moment. It is also a unique exercise in using rhetorical theory to understand contemporary political communication, which shows the potential of rhetoric as a paradigm in communication studies and political science. The authors say that the antidote to bad, manipulative rhetoric is not no rhetoric, but good rhetoric. They rightly draw our attention to the fact that the teaching and training of rhetorical skills, even if these |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137325525. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 p. : 1 figures, 1. |
| Audience: | Undergraduate. |
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9781137325532 : 1137325534 : |
| CLC: | H0-05 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Rhetoric and the British Way of Politics-- Alan Finlayson and James Martin PART I - POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP 1. The Rhetoric of Rhetoric-- Nicholas O'Shaughnessy 2. Rhetorical Technique - Aphorisms and Political Persuasion-- Robin Burrow and Kevin Morrell 3. Rhetoric and Parliamentary Leadership - Prime Minister's Questions-- Christopher Reid 4. Rhetoric and Political Intervention - Churchill's World War Two Speeches in Context-- Richard Toye SECTION TWO - IDEOLOGY AND POLICY 5. Rhetoric and Party Politics - Looking Beyond the Leader-- Katharine Dommett 6. Rhetoric and the Regio |