| Totalitarian Speech Contributor(s): Artwinska, Anna (Other), Glowinski, Michal (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631629192 ISBN-13: 9783631629192 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $88.41 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 401.41 |
| Series: Studien Zur Kulturellen Und Literarischen Kommunismusforschu |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.35 lbs) 351 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Germany - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Totalitarian Speech brings together a range of texts on totalitarian manipulations of language. The author analyzes various phenomena, from the hateful rhetoric of Nazi Germany to the obfuscating newspeak of communist Poland, finding certain common characteristics. Above all, totalitarian speech in its diverse manifestations imposes an all-embracing worldview and an associated set of dichotomous divisions from an omniscient and authoritative perspective. This volume collects the work of over three decades, including essays written during the communist era and more recent pieces assessing the legacy of totalitarian ways of thinking in contemporary Poland. |
