Rereading Aristotle's rhetoric [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Alan G. Gross & Arthur E. Walzer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778982303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-8093-8723-9; 1-299-45467-4; 0-585-31364-4
• Edizione: [Pbk. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GrossAlan G; WalzerArthur E. <1944->
• Disciplina: 808.5
• Soggetti: Rhetoric, Ancient
• 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. 207-226) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; On Book 1 of the 'Rhetoric'; 1. Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' and the Contemporary Arts of Practical Discourse; 2. What Aristotle Meant by Rhetoric; 3. Aristotle on Speaking "Outside the Subject": The Special Topics and Rhetorical Forums; On Book 2 of the 'Rhetoric'; 4. The Contemporary Irrelevance of Aristotle's Practical Reason; 5. 'Pathos' and 'Katharsis' in "Aristotelian" Rhetoric: Some Implications; 6. Aristotle's Enthymeme as Tacit Reference; 7. Two Systems of Invention: The Topics in the 'Rhetoric' and 'The New Rhetoric'; 8. The Aristotelian 'Topos' : Hunting for NoveltyOn Book 3 of the 'Rhetoric'; 9. Aristotelian 'Lexis' and Renaissance 'Elocutio'; 10. Aristotle and Theories of Figuration; 11. Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' : A Guide to the Scholarship; Literature Cited; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: In this collection edited by Alan G. Gross and Arthur E. Walzer, scholars in communication, rhetoric and composition, and philosophy seek to "reread" Aristotle's Rhetoric from a purely rhetorical perspective. So important do these contributors find the Rhetoric, in fact, that a core tenet in this book is that "all subsequent rhetorical theory is but a series of responses to issues raised by the central work."The essays reflect on questions basic to rhetoric as a humanistic discipline. Some ; explore the ways in which the Rhetoric explicates the natur

The banana [[electronic resource] ] : empires, trade wars, and globalization / / James Wiley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778226503321
• Autore: Wiley James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-24132-6; 9786611241322; 0-8032-1637-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Collana: At table
• Disciplina: 338.1/74772
• Soggetti: Banana trade; Banana trade - Latin America; Banana trade - Caribbean Area
• 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. [255]-267) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The creation of the banana empire, 1900-1930 -- The empire challenged, 1930-74 -- The end of splendid isolation, 1974-93 -- Peasant farmer societies : commonwealth Caribbean bananas -- Belize, Suriname, and the French West Indies : on the margins of the Caribbean -- The single European market and the Western Hemisphere's Banana industries -- Neocolonialism encounters the free trade imperative -- The World Trade Organization and the banana trade -- The U.S.-EU banana war heats up -- Pursuit of an elusive goal -- Implications for the future.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Banana demystifies the banana trade and its path toward globalization. It reviews interregional relationships in the industry and the changing institutional framework governing global trade and assesses the roles of such major players as the European Union and the World Trade Organization. It also analyzes the forces driving today's economy, such as the competitiveness imperative, diversification processes, and niche market strategies. Its final chapter suggests how ; the outcome of the recent banana war will affect bananas and trade in other commodities sectors as well.