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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463875303321

Autore

Marietta Morgan

Titolo

The politics of sacred rhetoric [[electronic resource] ] : absolutist appeals and political persuasion / / Morgan Marietta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-48757-7

9786613582805

1-60258-388-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Studies in rhetoric and religion ; ; 12

Disciplina

322/.10973

Soggetti

Religion and politics - United States

Ethical absolutism - Political aspects - United States

Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States

Rhetoric - Religious aspects

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sacred rhetoric in American politics -- Values and value conflict, sacred values, and sacred rhetoric -- The reasoning effect: sacred rhetoric and deliberation -- The activation effect: sacred rhetoric and participation -- "From my cold, dead hands": sacred rhetoric and social movements -- The absolutist advantage: sacred rhetoric in the Bush era -- Sacred rhetoric from Carter to Clinton: the 1976-1996 presidential debates -- Sacred rhetoric, the 2008 campaigns, and the Democratic Party -- Conclusion: "a cure for thought and the diseases it breeds".

Sommario/riassunto

Revealing what lies behind much contemporary political rhetoric, Morgan Marietta shows that the language of America's most prominent leaders often relies on deep, even sacred, ideals. Comprehensively and in great detail surveying the rhetorical inventions employed in influential social movements and into the highest levels of government, The Politics of Sacred Rhetoric systematically analyzes the use of absolutist claims-and appeals to what a speaker deems to be universal truths-as essential elements of persuasion in the American political landscape. In exploring the sometimes subt



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780959303321

Autore

Gibbs Donna

Titolo

When I'm 64 [[electronic resource] ] : the new retirement / / Donna Gibbs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : New South, 2008

ISBN

1-74223-072-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 pages)

Disciplina

306.38

646.79

Soggetti

Retirement

Retirement - Planning

Phased retirement

Early retirement

Retirement - Psychological aspects

Adjustment (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

New South is an imprint of University of New South Wales Press.

Nota di contenuto

How things have changed -- The prospect of retirement -- The early years -- Relationships in retirement -- Going it alone -- Sea changes, tree changes and other options -- Down the track -- Three stories and a postscript -- Reflections

Sommario/riassunto

We think of retirement as something to be celebrated, even envied, a time when you are finally free to do your own thing. But what do people do for twenty or thirty years without the structures and restrictions of work? Does it mean someone is no longer important if they are not an active member of the workforce? Or is retirement a time for reinvention and refocusing? Through interviews with people ranging from the newly retired to those who have been retired for 30 years or more, from Australia, the United States, Canada, France, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, Donna Gibbs explores what people who are retired think, feel, and do. Her conversations, insights, and reflections on her own experiences offer a window into the new retirement with all its contradictions and complexities. With warmth, humor, and insight she shows the upsides and downsides, the



challenges to one's sense of identity, and issues for couples and singles. It is an inspiring guide to the ways people deal with this new phase of their lives.