Democracy's Lot - Rhetoric, Publics, and the Places of Invention

Informationen zum Autor Candice Rai is an assistant professor of English at the University of Washington. Klappentext Traces the communication strategies of various constituencies in a Chicago neighborhood, offering insights into the challenges that beset diverse urban populations and demonstrating persuasively rhetoric's power to illuminate and resolve charged conflicts Zusammenfassung Offers an incisive exploration of the limitations and possibilities of democratic discourse for resolving conflicts in urban communities. Candice Rai roots her study of democratic politics and publics in a range of urban case studies focused on public art! community policing! and urban development.

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• Authors: Candice Rai
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780817319007
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1900-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit; Rhetoric Culture and Social Critique Series; Rhetoric, Culture, and Social; Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit; Rhetoric Culture and Social Critique Series; Rhetoric Culture and Social Cr
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education