Political oratory and cartooning : an ethnography of democratic processes in madagascar /
Jackson traces the lively skirmishes between Madagascar's political cartoonists and politicians whose cartooning and public oratory reveal an ever-shifting barometer of democracy in the island nation. It is the first anthropological study of the role of language and rhetoric in reshaping democr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA :
Wiley - Blackwell,
2013.
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| Series: | New directions in ethnography ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Jackson traces the lively skirmishes between Madagascar's political cartoonists and politicians whose cartooning and public oratory reveal an ever-shifting barometer of democracy in the island nation. It is the first anthropological study of the role of language and rhetoric in reshaping democracy and maps the dynamic relationship between formalized oratory, satire, and political change in Madagascar. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118306154 1118306155 9781118306161 1118306163 9781118314432 1118314433 9781118306185 111830618X |