Politicians and Rhetoric: The Persuasive Power of Metaphor

This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade.

Author: J. Charteris-Black
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/26/2011
Pages: 370
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780230251649
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