Finding the Words
A Rhetorical History of South Africa's Transition from Apartheid to Democracy
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2003
160 pages
978-0-313-07231-4 (ISBN)
Description
The author accounts for South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy from a rhetorical perspective. Based on an exhaustive analysis of hundreds of public statements made by South Africa's leaders from 1985 to the present, Moriarty shows how key constructions of the political scene paved the way for negotiations, elections, and national reconciliation. These rhetorical changes moved South Africa out of the realm of violent conflict and into one of rhetorical conflict, a democratic space in which the country could resolve its problems at the negotiating table and in the ballot box.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-313-07231-4 (9780313072314)
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Thomas Moriarty
Finding the Words
A Rhetorical History of South Africa's Transition from Apartheid to Democracy
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THOMAS A. MORIARTY teaches rhetoric and writing at Salisbury University in Maryland.
Content
Introduction
Rhetoric and Conflict in Apartheid South Africa
South Africa's Rhetoric of Violent Conflict
Rhetorical Change
Rhetoric and Negotiations for a New South Africa
Talking About Talks
Negotiations, Civil Wars, and a Revolution by Force. . . . Almost
A Glorious Human Achievement
South Africa and the Prospect for Civic Discourse in the Third Millennium
References
Rhetoric and Conflict in Apartheid South Africa
South Africa's Rhetoric of Violent Conflict
Rhetorical Change
Rhetoric and Negotiations for a New South Africa
Talking About Talks
Negotiations, Civil Wars, and a Revolution by Force. . . . Almost
A Glorious Human Achievement
South Africa and the Prospect for Civic Discourse in the Third Millennium
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