Politicians and Rhetoric The Persuasive Power of Metaphor

This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and ho

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Jonathan Charteris-Black

10.1057/9780230319899 - Politicians and Rhetoric, Jonathan Charteris-Black

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Politicians and Rhetoric

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Politicians and Rhetoric

10.1057/9780230319899 - Politicians and Rhetoric, Jonathan Charteris-Black

Also by Jonathan Charteris-Black THE COMMUNICATION OF LEADERSHIP CORPUS APPROACHES TO CRITICAL METAPHOR ANALYSIS

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GENDER AND THE LANGUAGE OF ILLNESS (with Clive Seale)

10.1057/9780230319899 - Politicians and Rhetoric, Jonathan Charteris-Black

Politicians and Rhetoric The Persuasive Power of Metaphor

Jonathan Charteris-Black University of the West of England, UK

10.1057/9780230319899 - Politicians and Rhetoric, Jonathan Charteris-Black

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Second edition

© Jonathan Charteris-Black 2005, 2011 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2005 Second edition published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–25164–9 hardback ISBN 978–0–230–25165–6 paperback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Charteris-Black, Jonathan, 1955– Politicians and rhetoric : the persuasive power of metaphor / Jonathan Charteris-Black. — 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978–0–230–25165–6 (alk. paper) 1. Metaphor. 2. Rhetoric—Political aspects. I. Title. P301.5.M48C486 2011 825 .9109—dc22 2011013740 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne

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