| Finding the Words: A Rhetorical History of South Africa's Transition from Apartheid to Democracy Contributor(s): Moriarty, Thomas A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1567506682 ISBN-13: 9781567506686 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Speech & Pronunciation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 808.530 |
| LCCN: 2003042087 |
| Series: Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.08" W x 9.5" (0.85 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |