Words of Cesar Chavez Contributor(s): Jensen, Richard J. (Editor), Hammerback, John C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1585441708 ISBN-13: 9781585441709 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 Annotation: Cesar Chavez's relentless campaign for social justice for farm workers and laborers States in the United States marked a milestone in U.S. history. Through his powerful rhetoric and impassioned calls to action, Chavez transformed as well as persuaded and inspired his audiences. In this first published anthology, Richard J. Jensen and John C. Hammerback present Chavez in his own terms. Through this collection of words and analysis of his major speeches and writings, Jensen and Hammerback reveal the rhetorical qualities and underlying rhetorical dynamics of a master communicator. They also offer a rich source of the history of the farm workers' movement that Chavez led from the early 1960s to his death in 1993. The Words of Cesar Chavez offers an important new resource for scholars of public discourse, Chicano studies, and Chavez himself. It complements the authors' earlier study, The Rhetorical Career of Cesar Chavez, by providing the primary materials for that rhetorical profile of Chavez. Through his own words, Jensen and Hammerback present Chavez doing what he did best: teaching and influencing audiences who would enact his agenda to create a new and better world. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Social Science | Minority Studies |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2001006994 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (0.84 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
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Publisher Description: C sar Ch vez's relentless campaign for social justice for farm workers and laborers in the United States marked a milestone in U.S. history. Through his powerful rhetoric and impassioned calls to action, Ch vez transformed as well as persuaded and inspired his audiences. RICHARD J. JENSEN, an emeritus professor of communication at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is the coeditor or coauthor of two previous books published by Texas A&M University Press, both on the rhetoric of C sar Ch vez. Jensen holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University. |