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The Prospect Of Presidential Rhetoric
. Ed(S): Aune, James Arnt; Medhurst, Martin J.
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Paperback. Culminating a decade of conferences that have explored presidential speech, this work assesses progress and suggests directions for both the practice of presidential speech and its study. It serves as a pivotal work for scholars of public discourse and the presidency who seek to understand the shifting landscape of American political leadership. Editor(s): Aune, James Arnt; Medhurst, Martin J. Series: Presidential Rhetoric Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Culminating a decade of conferences that have explored presidential speech, ""The Prospect of Presidential Rhetoric"" assesses progress and suggests directions for both the practice of presidential speech and its study. In Part One, following an analytic review of the field by Martin Medhurst, contributors address the state of the art in their own areas of expertise. Roderick P. Hart then summarizes their work in the course of his rebuttal of an argument made by political scientist George Edwards: that presidential rhetoric lacks political impact. Part Two of the volume consists of the forward-looking reports of six task forces, comprising more ... Read more
Culminating a decade of conferences that have explored presidential speech, ""The Prospect of Presidential Rhetoric"" assesses progress and suggests directions for both the practice of presidential speech and its study. In Part One, following an analytic review of the field by Martin Medhurst, contributors address the state of the art in their own areas of expertise. Roderick P. Hart then summarizes their work in the course of his rebuttal of an argument made by political scientist George Edwards: that presidential rhetoric lacks political impact. Part Two of the volume consists of the forward-looking reports of six task forces, comprising more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Presidential Rhetoric Series
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585446278
SKU
V9781585446278
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About . Ed(S): Aune, James Arnt; Medhurst, Martin J.
JAMES ARNT AUNE, a professor of communication at Texas A&M University, is the coeditor of one previous volume in the Presidential Rhetoric Series, Civil Rights Rhetoric and the American Presidency (2005), and the author of several other books on rhetoric. MARTIN J. MEDHURST is the founding editor of the Presidential Rhetoric Series and the prime mover behind the ten conferences ... Read more
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