1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462597503321

Autore

Cap Piotr

Titolo

Legitimisation in political discourse [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-disciplinary perspective on the modern US war rhetoric / / by Piotr Cap

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-4438-4553-1

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Disciplina

306.44

355.001/4

355.0014

Soggetti

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.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE 2ND EDITION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

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...



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786116503321

Autore

Ivey Paul Eli

Titolo

Radiance from Halcyon [[electronic resource] ] : A Utopian Experiment in Religion and Science

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minnesota, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013

ISBN

1-4529-3953-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

201.65

299.934

299/.934

Soggetti

Theosophy -- California -- Halcyon

Theosophy

Theosophy - Halcyon - California

Religion

Humanities

Religion and Science

Religious Philosophies

Philosophy & Religion

Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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



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

Sommario/riassunto

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