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Who Belongs in America?
Vanessa B. . Ed(S): Beasley
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Description for Who Belongs in America?
Through their rhetoric, presidents help to create the frame for the American public's understanding of immigration. This book, providing case studies, explores select moments in US immigration history, focusing on the presidential discourse that preceded, addressed, or otherwise corresponded to various events. Editor(s): Beasley, Vanessa B. Series: Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 cartoons, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFFN; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Through their rhetoric, presidents help to create the frame for the American public's understanding of immigration. In an overarching essay and ten case studies, ""Who Belongs in America?"" explores select moments in U.S. immigration history, focusing on the presidential discourse that preceded, addressed, or otherwise corresponded to events. These chapters share a common interest in how, when, and under what circumstances U.S. presidents or their administrations have negotiated the tension that lies at the heart of the immigration issue. The various authors look at the dual views of immigrants as either symbols of hope and opportunity or as scapegoats for ... Read more
Through their rhetoric, presidents help to create the frame for the American public's understanding of immigration. In an overarching essay and ten case studies, ""Who Belongs in America?"" explores select moments in U.S. immigration history, focusing on the presidential discourse that preceded, addressed, or otherwise corresponded to events. These chapters share a common interest in how, when, and under what circumstances U.S. presidents or their administrations have negotiated the tension that lies at the heart of the immigration issue. The various authors look at the dual views of immigrants as either symbols of hope and opportunity or as scapegoats for ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication
Number of Pages
296
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585445059
SKU
V9781585445059
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About Vanessa B. . Ed(S): Beasley
VANESSA B. BEASLEY, an associate professor of communication at the University of Georgia, is the author of You, the People: American National Identity in Presidential Rhetoric, also published by Texas A&M University Press. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Texas at Austin.
Reviews for Who Belongs in America?
How can the immigrant of yesterday be lionized as the very foundation of the nation's character, while the immigrant of today is often demonized as a threat to the nation's safety and stability? asks volume editor Vanessa B. Beasley in her introduction to this timely book.