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Ecospeak : Rhetoric and Environmental Politics in America /

"In this book, M. Jimmie Killingsworth and Jacqueline S. Palmer have a twofold purpose: to analyze the patterns of rhetoric used in written discourse about environmental politics and to make a practical contribution to the art of rhetorical criticism through the study of rhetoric in use. The la...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Killingsworth, M. Jimmie
Otros Autores: Palmer, Jacqueline S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
Edición:Pbk. ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In this book, M. Jimmie Killingsworth and Jacqueline S. Palmer have a twofold purpose: to analyze the patterns of rhetoric used in written discourse about environmental politics and to make a practical contribution to the art of rhetorical criticism through the study of rhetoric in use. The language, professional objectivity, and research programs of scientists insulate these best-informed citizens in enclaves of specialization, limiting access to crucial information and hindering effective reformative action. Science, the authors stress, is not merely a database to rely upon but a view of the world that must be broadened in order to affect social morality. Science-based activism must arise to ensure the care and future of the environment. Killingsworth and Palmer argue that for grassroots activism to be tied to this globally conscious philosophy, a rhetoric of sustainability must be cultivated"--Publisher's description
Notas:Reprint. Originally published in 1992.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780809380978