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“michael leff”

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  • Rhetoric and Pedagogy

    Its History, Philosophy, and Practice: Essays in Honor of James J. Murphy

    Edited by Winifred Bryan Horner, Michael Leff, Robert Gaines, Jean Dietz Moss, Beth S. Bennett ...
    To provide a view of the history of western rhetoric, this volume presents original articles by a number of world-renowned scholars representing different countries and varying viewpoints. In discussing the status of the historical perspectives on rhetoric, these international scholars also present a tribute to James J. Murphy, whose scholarship and service did much to shape the field. The book ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

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    by Cornelius Tacitus ...
    This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.This Collection Includes: ... Read more

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  • How to Win an Argument

    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

    by Marcus Tullius Cicero, James M. May ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest oratorAll of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct—and often floundering or failing as a result—we’d win more arguments if we learned ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • The Elements of Great Public Speaking

    How to Be Calm, Confident, and Compelling

    by J. Lyman Macinnis ...
    **“A practical guide to thumb through before every speech, whether it’s your first or 500th.”—USA Today“A must-read guide to delivering a memorable speech and leaving the audience wanting more.”—Hon. Frank McKenna, former Canadian ambassador to the United States**Great speakers aren't just born; they prepare and they practice. The Elements of Great Public Speaking takes the fear out of taking the ... Read more

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  • A City of Marble

    The Rhetoric of Augustan Rome

    by Kathleen S. Lamp ...
    Series series Studies in Rhetoric & Communication
    A transdisciplinary approach to the relationship between classical rhetoric and Augustan cultureIn A City of Marble, Kathleen Lamp argues that classical rhetorical theory shaped the Augustan cultural campaigns and that in turn the Augustan cultural campaigns functioned rhetorically to help Augustus gain and maintain power and to influence civic identity and participation in the Roman Principate ... Read more

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  • The Argumentative Turn in Policy Analysis and Planning

    by Maarten A. Hajer, Robert Hoppe, Bruce Jennings ...
    Public policy is made of language. Whether in written or oral form, argument is central to all parts of the policy process. As simple as this insight appears, its implications for policy analysis and planning are profound. Drawing from recent work on language and argumentation and referring to such theorists as Wittgenstein, Habermas, Toulmin, and Foucault, these essays explore the interplay of ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Authorship Contested

    Cultural Challenges to the Authentic, Autonomous Author

    Edited by Amy E. Robillard, Ron Fortune ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication
    This volume explores a dimension of authorship not given its due in the critical discourse to this point—authorship contested. Much of the existing critical literature begins with a text and the proposition that the text has an author. The debates move from here to questions about who the author is, whether or not the author’s identity is even relevant, and what relationship she or he does and ... Read more

    $100.30 CAD

  • The Text and Beyond

    Essays in Literary Linguistics

    Edited by Cynthia Bernstein ...
    A groundbreaking collection that bridges linguistics and literature, offering powerful tools to uncover how language shapes meaning, identity, and power in literary texts.The Text and Beyond: Essays in Literary Linguistics, edited by Cynthia Bernstein, presents a groundbreaking collection of essays that demonstrate how linguistic tools can enrich literary analysis. The volume brings together ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Rhetoric, Cultural Studies, and Literacy

    Selected Papers From the 1994 Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America

    Edited by J. Frederick Reynolds ...
    This volume presents a representative cross-section of the more than 200 papers presented at the 1994 conference of the Rhetoric Society of America. The contributors reflect multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives -- English, speech communication, philosophy, rhetoric, composition studies, comparative literature, and film and media studies. Exploring the historical relationships and changing ... Read more

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  • Commonplaces of Scientific Evidence in Environmental Discourses

    by Denise Tillery ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Technical Communication, Rhetoric, and Culture
    This book focuses on the uses of scientific evidence within three types of environmental discourses: popular nonfiction books about the environment; traditional and social media texts created by a grassroots environmental group; and a set of data displays that make arguments about global warming in a variety of media and contexts. It traces the operations of eight commonplaces about science and ... Read more

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  • Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and the Ideological History of American Liberalism

    by Stephen P. Depoe ...
    Series series Studies in Rhetoric and Communication
    Examines the origin, elements, and evolving significance of the “tides” in the discourse of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., is a historian and political advocate whose ideas and activities have significantly influenced the shape and direction of American liberalism during the past fifty years. A central feature of Schlesinger’s ideological perspective is his belief that ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Keys of Power

    The Rhetoric and Politics of Transcendentalism

    by Nathan Crick ...
    Series series Studies in Rhetoric & Communication
    Examines Transcendentalism as a distinct rhetorical genre concerned primarily and self-consciously with questions of powerNathan Crick has crafted a new critical rhetorical history of American Transcendentalists that interprets a selection of their major works between the years 1821 and 1852 as political and ethical responses to the growing crises of their times. In The Keys of Power, Crick argues ... Read more

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