This book analyzes political conversion stories as a communication strategy aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the public. Through key cases, it charts the historical and contemporary uses of this strategy as a type of civil-religious persuasion in public discourse, evaluating its features and functions in politics.
This book analyzes political conversion stories as a communication strategy aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the public. Through key cases, it charts the historical and contemporary uses of this strategy as a type of civil-religious persuasion in public discourse, evaluating its features and functions in politics.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Don Waisanen is associate professor in the Baruch College, CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction: Political Transformation as a Pervasive Strategy Chapter 1: Political Conversion as Manichaean Deduction: Whittaker Chambers's Witness Chapter 2: Political Conversion as Intellectual Reduction: Norman Podhoretz's Breaking Ranks Chapter 3: Political Conversion as Generational Induction: David Horowitz's Radical Son Chapter 4: Political Conversion as Bypassed Seduction: Garry Wills's Confessions of a Conservative Chapter 5: Political Transformation in U.S. Politics Bibliography Index About the Author
Acknowledgments Introduction: Political Transformation as a Pervasive Strategy Chapter 1: Political Conversion as Manichaean Deduction: Whittaker Chambers's Witness Chapter 2: Political Conversion as Intellectual Reduction: Norman Podhoretz's Breaking Ranks Chapter 3: Political Conversion as Generational Induction: David Horowitz's Radical Son Chapter 4: Political Conversion as Bypassed Seduction: Garry Wills's Confessions of a Conservative Chapter 5: Political Transformation in U.S. Politics Bibliography Index About the Author
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