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UNINA9910462597503321 |
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Autore |
Cap Piotr |
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Legitimisation in political discourse [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-disciplinary perspective on the modern US war rhetoric / / by Piotr Cap |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010 |
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[2nd rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (190 p.) |
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355.001/4 |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States |
English language - United States - Rhetoric |
Discourse analysis - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-170) and index. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE 2ND EDITION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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How did the G. W. Bush administration manage to persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq in March 2003? How was this intervention, and the global campaign named as "war-on-terror," legitimised linguistically? This book shows that the best legitimisation effects in political discourse are accomplished through the use of "proximization"-a cognitive-rhetorical strategy that draws on the speaker's ability to present events as directly and increasingly affecting the addressee, usually in a negative... |
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UNINA9910786116503321 |
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Autore |
Ivey Paul Eli |
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Titolo |
Radiance from Halcyon [[electronic resource] ] : A Utopian Experiment in Religion and Science |
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Minnesota, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Theosophy -- California -- Halcyon |
Theosophy |
Theosophy - Halcyon - California |
Religion |
Humanities |
Religion and Science |
Religious Philosophies |
Philosophy & Religion |
Islam |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Organizing Theosophy in the United States; Chapter 2: The Emergence of the Temple Movement in Syracuse; Chapter 3: The Esoteric Temple of Humanity: Temple Theosophy and Occult Science; Chapter 4: Building Kinship: The Iroquois League and the Exoteric Work of the Temple; Chapter 5: Early Halcyon: The Temple Sets Its Foundations in the Golden West; Chapter 6: The Temple Home Association: A Cooperative Commonwealth; Chapter 7: An Architecture of Spiritual Forces: The Blue Star Memorial Temple |
Chapter 8: Forces of Nature and the Electric Panacea: Healing at the Halcyon SanatoriumChapter 9: Dune Spirit, Harmony, and Dissonance: Music and Art at Halcyon; Chapter 10: The Avatar Arrives: Spiritual |
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Fulfillment and Scientific Advancement; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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In May 1904, the residents of Halcyon-a small utopian community on California's central coast-invited their neighbors to attend the grand opening of the Halcyon Hotel and Sanatorium. As part of the entertainment, guests were encouraged to have their hands X-rayed. For the founders and members of Halcyon, the X-ray was a demonstration of mysterious spiritual forces made practical to human beings. Radiance from Halcyon is the story not only of the community but also of its uniquely inventive members' contributions to religion and science. The new synthesis of religi |
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