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Discourses of war and peace /

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This title examines specific contexts around the globe in which discourse operates in the service of war and to build alternative visions of peace. Contributors, who come from backgrounds in linguistics, anthropology, rhetoric, and communication studies, draw from discourse analytic and/or ethnograp...

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Other Authors: Hodges, Adam
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Series:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
Subjects:
Discourse analysis > Political aspects.
Political science.
Linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
Sociolinguistics.
Rhetoric.
Discourse analysis > Political aspects
Political science
Languages & Literatures.
Philology & Linguistics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title examines specific contexts around the globe in which discourse operates in the service of war and to build alternative visions of peace. Contributors, who come from backgrounds in linguistics, anthropology, rhetoric, and communication studies, draw from discourse analytic and/or ethnographic methods to examine the discourse used by politicians and social actors in societies that include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Ireland, the Palestinian territories, and Japan.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199345848
9780199345847
9780199937288
0199937281