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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824310503321

Autore

Richards Rebecca S. <1978->

Titolo

Transnational feminist rhetorics and gendered leadership in global politics : from daughters of destiny to iron ladies / / Rebecca S. Richards ; foreword by Rebecca Dingo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9827-0

0-7391-9826-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Cultural Studies/Pedagogy/Activism

Disciplina

320.082

Soggetti

Women heads of state

Women politicians

Communication in politics

Rhetoric - Political aspects

Feminism

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

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Confronting the Doxa of the Nation-State; 2 Daughters of Destiny; 3 Rewriting Public Histories; 4 Access Denied; 5 Will the Real "Iron Lady" Please Stand Up?; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This project analyzes how political women rhetorically perform-discursively, visually, and physically-their positions of power and how these performances are read, time again, against and with other women who have held similar positions in different geopolitical locations. </span></span>