George W. Bush Presidency (eBook)

A Rhetorical Perspective

Robert E. Denton (Herausgeber)

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2012
198 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-7269-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The George W. Bush Presidency: A Rhetorical Perspective, edited by Robert E. Denton, Jr., examines the rhetoric of former president George W. Bush across contexts of domestic policy, foreign policy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and politics in general. The contributors to this volume variously analyze Bush’s inaugural and State of the Union addresses, as well as his political philosophy, policy issues, and the rocky relationship with the news media. Collectively, they provide insight into the role of public discourse in the campaigning and governing of the George W. Bush presidency.

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To date, there are only a couple dozen or so books specifically about the Presidency of George W. Bush. Political operatives, members of the media, and former administration officials have written most of the volumes. Additionally, the early books on the Bush presidency focus on the various aspects and dimensions of the ';War on Terror.' In essence, these studies challenge the justification of our deployment, the ';Bush doctrine' and the assumptions of nation building. Few volumes focus on his quite substantial legislative record and impact. There are a few academic volumes on the Bush presidency, but they were completed while he was still in office. They tend to be biased and uniformly negative.The George W. Bush Presidency: A Rhetorical Perspective seeks to remedy this lack of academic investigation of the 43rd president and his rhetorical strategies. This volume is unique because the contributors analyze the Bush Presidency from a largely rhetorical perspective. The chapters look at the rhetoric of Bush across the contexts of domestic policy, foreign policy, the wars, and politics in general. Further, this thorough study examines the Inaugural addresses, State of the Union addresses, and addresses before joint sessions of Congress. Others analyze his political philosophy, policy issues, and his rocky relationship with the news media. Collectively, this essential text provides insight into the role of public discourse in the campaigning and governing of the George W. Bush presidency.

Autor

Robert E. Denton, Jr. holds the W. Thomas Rice Chair of Leadership Studies in the Pamplin College of Business and is professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). He is author, co-author or editor of twenty-two books. The most recent titles include Political Campaign Communication: Principles and Practices, 7th Edition, Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign, and Communicator-in-Chief: How Barack Obama Used New Media Technology to Win the White House.

Inhalt

Chapter One. The Presidency that Almost Wasn’t: George W. Bush’s First InauguralJoseph M. Valenzano, University of DaytonChapter Two. George W. Bush at a Global GettysburgBen Voth, Southern Methodist UniversityChapter Three. George W. Bush’s First Year of War Time RhetoricRobert V. Friedenberg, Miami University of OhioChapter Four. War Stories: The Terror Narrative of George W. Bush’s State of the Union Addresses 2002-2006Patrick S. Loebs, University of MemphisChapter Five. George W. Bush, the American Press, and the Initial Framing of the War on Terror after 9/11Jim Kuypers, Virginia Tech University, Stephen Cooper, Marshall University and Matthew T. Althouse, The College at Brockport (SUNY)Chapter Six. George W. Bush’s Conservatism: Compassionate or Compromised?Terrence L. Warburton, Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaChapter Seven. George W. Bush and Bioethics: Framing the Stem Cell DebateGwen Brown, Rider University; Matthew J. Franck, The Witherspoon Institute and Sandra L. French, Radford UniversityChapter Eight. George W. Bush and Religion: Faith, Policy, and RhetoricRobert E. Denton, Jr., Virginia Tech University

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.7.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Lexington Studies in Political Communication
• Co-Autor: Matthew T. Althouse, Ben Voth, Terrence L. Warburton, Gwen Brown, Stephen Cooper, Matthew J. Franck, Sandra L. French, Robert V. Friedenberg, Jim A. Kuypers, Patrick S. Loebs, Joseph M. Valenzano
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Communication • George Bush • George W. Bush • Government • Lexington Studies in Political Communication • Politics • Presidents • rhetoric
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-7269-7 / 0739172697
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-7269-8 / 9780739172698