List of figures and tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I. Political animals as articulate mammals, 1. Politics and language, 2. Language and politics, 3. Interaction, 4. Representation, PART II. The domestic arena, 5. Political interviews, 6. Parliamentary language, 7. Foreigners, PART III. The global arena, 8. Distant places, 9. Worlds apart, 10. The role of religion, PART IV. Concluding thoughts, 11. Towards a theory of language and politics, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Name index, Subject index