Ecospeak : Rhetoric and Environmental Politics in America /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Killingsworth, M. Jimmie
Other Authors: Palmer, Jacqueline S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
Edition:Pbk. ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political culture.
Human ecology.
Environmental policy.
English language > Rhetoric.
Economic policy > Environmental aspects.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Rhetorique.
Écologie humaine > États-Unis.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Political culture > United States.
English language > United States > Rhetoric.
Human ecology > United States.
Environmental policy > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique economique > 1945-1960 > Aspect de l'environnement.
United States > Economic policy > 1945-1960 > Environmental aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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
Item Description:Reprint. Originally published in 1992.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780809380978

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