Rhetoric, the Polis, and the Global Village: Selected Papers by C. Jan Swearingen,David S. Kaufer

By C. Jan Swearingen,David S. Kaufer

Rhetoric, the Polis, and the worldwide Village represents present concept at the function of rhetoric in numerous disciplines, and contains such different subject matters as race, know-how, and faith, demonstrating the increasing relevance of rhetoric in present day international. The essays integrated during this quantity tackle the query of the polis in old and smooth instances, progressively converging with the newer 30-year span among the last decade of the worldwide Village and latest rhetorical rehearsals for a political worldwide economic climate.

Originating from the 1998 Rhetoric Society of America's biennial convention, and representing the 30-year anniversary of the association, this quantity bargains to all readers the keynote lectures and chosen papers celebrating the universality of rhetoric throughout cultures. As a benchmark for the scholarship and progress of the rhetoric self-discipline in fresh background, it will likely be of significant curiosity to students in classical and modern rhetoric, writing, and different fields within which rhetoric has attained severe value and influence.

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