Making Sense of Political Ideology: The Power of Language in Democracy (Communication, Media, and Politics)

Brock, Bernard L., Huglen, Mark E., Klumpp, James F., Howell, Sharon

ISBN 10: 0742536718 / ISBN 13: 9780742536715

Editore: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005

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• Titolo: Making Sense of Political Ideology: The Power of Language in Democracy (Communication, Media, and Politics)
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0742536718
• ISBN 13: 9780742536715
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Acceptable

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Riassunto

Making Sense of Political Ideology explores the erosion of ties among ideology, language, and political action. Analyzing political language strategies, it shows how to dissect language so we can better understand a speaker's ideology. The authors define four political positions—radical, liberal, conservative, reactionary—and apply their techniques to contemporary issues such as the war on terrorism. They emphasize the dangers of staying trapped in political gridlock with no consensus for governmental direction and propose that the ability to identify and bridge positions can help political communicators toward constructing coalitions and building support for political action.

Informazioni sull?autore

Bernard L. Brock is professor emeritus at Wayne State University and author of several books on rhetorical analysis and Burkean theory.Mark E. Huglen is assistant professor of communication at the University of Minnesota at Crookston, and author of several books on rhetorical theory.James F. Klumpp is professor of communication at the University of Maryland.Sharon Howell is chair of the Department of Communication at Oakland University.