Antonio De Velasco

Centrist Rhetoric

The Production of Political Transcendence in the Clinton Presidency

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Lexington Studies in Political Communication
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9780739139806
• ISBN-10: 0739139800
• Artikelnr.: 28523664

Autorenporträt

Antonio de Velasco is assistant professor of rhetoric in the department of communication at the University of Memphis.

Inhaltsangabe

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