Nikki Haley''s Lessons From the New South

In this book, Wanda Little Fenimore traces the resurrection of the phrase "New South" with South Carolina's governor, Nikki Haley. Through analyzing speeches, Fenimore demonstrates how politicians use historical terms in new ways that obscure their roots, but remain oppressive in the twenty-first century.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Kick with a Smile
Chapter 2: Haley vs. Obama
Chapter 3: Lesson One: Unity
Chapter 4: Lesson Two: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs,
Chapter 5: Lesson Three: Hugs and Prayers
Conclusion
Afterword
Bibliography

About the author

By Wanda Little Fenimore

Summary

In this book, Wanda Little Fenimore traces the resurrection of the phrase “New South” with South Carolina’s governor, Nikki Haley. Through analyzing speeches, Fenimore demonstrates how politicians use historical terms in new ways that obscure their roots, but remain oppressive in the twenty-first century.

Product details

• Authors: Wanda Little Fenimore
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781666923513
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-351-3
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Lexington Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc