The anti-intellectual presidency : the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush / / Elvin T. Lim
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| Autore: |
Lim Elvin T. <1976->
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| Titolo: |
The anti-intellectual presidency : the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush / / Elvin T. Lim
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.09/9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States - History |
| Presidents - United States - Language - History | |
| Presidents - United States - Intellectual life | |
| Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History | |
| Communication in politics - United States - History | |
| Political oratory - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government |
| United States Intellectual life | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The problem of presidential rhetoric -- The linguistic simplification of presidential rhetoric -- The anti-intellectual speechwriters -- The substantive impoverishment of presidential rhetoric -- Institutionalizing the anti-intellectual presidency -- Indicting the anti-intellectual presidency -- Reforming the anti-intellectual presidency -- Appendix I : the General Inquirer (GI) -- Appendix II : definitions of General Inquirer categories used -- Appendix III : annual messages, 1790-2006 -- Appendix IV : inaugural addresses, 1789-2005 -- Appendix V : presidential speechwriters interviewed -- Appendix VI : the Flesch readability score. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Problem of Presidential Rhetoric 2. Rhetorical Simplification and the Anti-intellectual Presidency 3. Creating the Anti-intellectual Presidency 4. Substantive Impoverishment and the Anti-intellectual Presidency 5. Institutionalizing the Anti-intellectual Presidency 6. Defending and Indicting the Anti-intellectual Presidency 7. Reforming the Anti-intellectual Presidency Appendix I: The General Inquirer (GI) Appendix II: Definitions of GI Categories Used Appendix III: Annual Messages, 1790-2006 Appendix IV: Inaugural Addresses, 1789-2005 Appendix V: Pr |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The anti-intellectual presidency |
| ISBN: | 0-19-992709-X |
| 0-19-989809-X | |
| 0-19-971161-5 | |
| 9786611529345 | |
| 1-281-52934-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813337603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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