American Political Rhetoric
A Reader
Rowman & Littlefield (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 19. April 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8476-8047-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Expanded to include the issues of gender, foreign policy, and the role of the judiciary, the new edition of this popular text provides introductory students with some of the best examples of American political rhetoric, from "The Declaration of Independence" to Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." In each chapter, different voices speak to a major theme in American political rhetoric. In addition to excerpts from pivotal Supreme Court cases, the text includes contributions from such diverse sources as The Federalist, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mario Cuomo, Robert Bork, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Vaclav Havel.
Reviews / Votes
Lawler and Schaefer have assembled a judicious and comprehensive selection of speeches and writings which capture the ongoing drama of American political life. Their brief and clear introductions provide an accurate context for understanding each contribution...This book shows us that political science must begin with the keenest attention to civic life ... to what citizens and statesmen say about their own concerns. -- Daniel J. Mahoney, Augustine Chair in Distinguished Scholarship at Assumption College American Political Rhetoric is simply the best collection of readings for introductory American Government courses I have used in over twenty years of college and university teaching ...These readings have never failed to spark thoughtful discussions among my students, discussion of those profound, emotional issues that lie at the center of our public life. -- Don Wagner, West Georgia CollegeMore details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8047-4 (9780847680474)
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New editions
Book
12/2000
4th Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
€50.95
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Book
07/1990
Rowman & Littlefield
€49.65
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Persons
Peter Augustine Lawler is professor of political science at Berry College in Georgia. Robert Martin Schaefer is assistant professor of political science at the University of Mobile. They are the editors of The American Experiment: Essays on the Theory and Practice of Liberty (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994.)
Author
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Mobile, USA
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