After the Fall

Rhetoric in the Aftermath of Dissent in Post-Communist Times

Noemi Marin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

188 Seiten

2007
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4331-0055-0 (ISBN)

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After the Fall: Rhetoric in the Aftermath of Dissent in Post-Communist Times examines the rhetorical role Eastern and Central European public intellectuals had in dismantling communist regimes in countries that before 1989 were part of the Iron Curtain. Prohibited or limited to engage in the cultural or political discourse of those countries, exiles and dissident intellectuals from this part of the world become rhetoricians silenced by the «official» discourse of communism. The year of 1989 marks the fall of communism, yet post-1989 public discourse continues to reveal problems of rhetorical legitimacy, conflicting democratic visions, and controversial participation in «civil society» throughout the New Europe. Noemi Marin analyzes famous writers from the area as critical intellectuals and exiles in order to explore the role of rhetoric and identity in writers’ own experiences during the long history of communism. Along with examinations of discursive relationships among power, culture and resistance in works by George Konrád, Andrei Codrescu, and Slavenka Drakulić before and after the fall of communism, Marin proposes specific dimensions for a rhetoric of exile pertinent to communist Eastern and Central Europe. After the Fall shows how critical works on identity, culture, and communist history by the writers studied aid in reconstituting a rhetoric of dissidence, identity, and legitimation in the public discourse of a changing Europe. The book offers a unique perspective on the complex contexts of political transition, in which competing public discourse on freedom and democracy intersect with totalitarian regimes, unsettled societies, and issues of resistance. This book will interest readers of rhetoric and civic discourse in the twentieth century as well as anyone curious about communism and post-communism.

«‘After the Fall’ is a most valuable contribution to our understanding of the theory and practice of the dissident approaches to freedom and emancipation under totalitarian and post-totalitarian conditions. Drawing from an impressive range of first-rate sources, ‘After the Fall’ is conceptually original and intellectually illuminating.» (Vladimir Tismaneanu, Professor of Politics, University of Maryland; Author of ‘Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel’)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.6.2007
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4331-0055-X / 143310055X
ISBN-13	978-1-4331-0055-0 / 9781433100550
Zustand	Neuware