ISBN: 9781433105869 - entertaining fear: rhetoric and the political economy of social control (frontiers in political communication, band 18) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 290 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Throughout the political spectrum, successful arguments often rely on fear appeals, whether implicit or explicit. Dominant arguments prey on people's fears - of economic failure, cultural backwardness, or lack of personal safety. Counterarguments feed on other fears, suggesting that audiences are being duped by emotional smokescreens. With chapters on the political, institutional, and cultural manifestations of fear, this book offers diverse investigations into how insecurity and the search for certainty shape contemporary political economic decisions, and explores how the rhetorical manipulation of such fears illuminates a larger struggle for social control.…

Zustand: New. Entertaining Fear Editor(s): Chaput, Catherine; Braun, M. J.; Brown, Danika M. Series: Frontiers in Political Communication. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: CBP; CBWJ; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602. . 2009. First printing. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. Entertaining FearThroughout the political spectrum, successful arguments often rely on fear appeals, whether implicit or explicit. Dominant arguments prey on people s fears - of economic failure, cultural backwardness, or lack of personal safety. Counte.