Battle Exhortation : The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership /

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"In this groundbreaking examination of the symbolic strategies used to prepare troops for imminent combat, Keith Yellin offers an inter-disciplinary look into a mode of rhetorical discourse that has played a prominent role in warfare, history, and popular culture from antiquity to the present d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yellin, Keith, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rhetorik.
Militär.
Schlacht.
Rede.
Kommandeur.
Rhetorik
Militär
Schlacht
Rede
Kommandeur
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Oratory.
Morale.
Leadership.
Exhortation (Rhetoric)
Command of troops.
Combat > Psychological aspects.
Battle-cries.
HISTORY > Military > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
speeches (documents)
Discours.
Cris d'armes.
Exhortation (Rhetorique)
Art oratoire.
Moral.
Commandement des troupes.
Leadership
Morale
Combat > Psychological aspects > History.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In this groundbreaking examination of the symbolic strategies used to prepare troops for imminent combat, Keith Yellin offers an inter-disciplinary look into a mode of rhetorical discourse that has played a prominent role in warfare, history, and popular culture from antiquity to the present day. In Battle Exhortation he focuses on one of the most time-honored forms of motivational communication, the encouraging speech of military commanders, to offer a pragmatic and scholarly evaluation of how persuasion contributes to combat leadership."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9781611173567

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