Centrist Rhetoric - The Production of Political Transcendence in the Clinton Presidency

Informationen zum Autor Antonio de Velasco is associate professor of rhetoric in the Department of Communication at the University of Memphis. Klappentext Focused on the centrist rhetoric of President Bill Clinton, Centrist Rhetoric explores questions about the basic nature and function of pleas to transcend partisan division. Using close textual analysis in the context of a broader theoretical argument about rhetoric, democracy, and transcendence, this book promises a fresh approach to dealing with the contradictions inherent to using the center as a political metaphor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. New Democrat Strategy: Crafting a Vital Center for the 1992 Presidential Campaign Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Centrist Rhetoric, Whiteness, and the Ambiguities of the "Sister Souljah Moment" Chapter 4 Chapter 3. "The Audience for This Is Huge": Oklahoma City and the Wages of Transcendence Chapter 5 Chapter 4. The Pliability of Community: Rhetorical Idealism and Transcending the "era of big government" Chapter 6 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Antonio de Velasco, Velasco, Antonio de Velasco
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9780739139813
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-3981-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication; Lexington Studies in Political; Lexington Studies in Political Communication; Lexington Studies in Political
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state