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An African Athens : rhetoric and the shaping of democracy in South Africa / Philippe-Joseph Salazar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salazar, Philippe-Joseph.
- Series:
- Rhetoric, knowledge, and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political oratory.
- South Africa--Politics and government--1989-1994.
- South Africa.
- Politics and government.
- South Africa--Politics and government--1994-.
- Political oratory--South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2002.
- Summary:
- This volume analyzes how public rhetoric, argumentation, and discourse led to the successful change in government in South Africa. Intended for scholars and students in rhetoric, speech, political communication, persuasion, and related areas.
- Contents:
- 1 Desmond Tutu: The Oratorical Link 1
- An Oratorical Frame for Nation-Building 2
- Putting the Case for the Nation 4
- The Orator as Historian of the Nation 7
- An Oratorical Transformation 10
- Theology and the Oratory of Liberation 15
- 2 "So to Speak": The Rhetoric of Mandela 18
- A Speech Never Comes Alone 19
- A Speech on the Birth of a Nation 21
- The Logic of National Imagery 24
- Rhetorical Valediction 27
- 3 The Two Rhetorics of The Presidency 32
- Presidency, Praise, and Prudence 33
- Narratives of Empowerment 41
- The Rhetoric of the "African Renaissance" 43
- 4 Democratic Deliberations 54
- Constitutional Communication and Simulacra 58
- How to Write Constitutional Texts 60
- Troping the People 65
- 5 Reconciliation and Rhetoric 75
- Rituals of Delivery 77
- Demonstrating the Social Contract 79
- Rhetoric, Reconciliation, and Truth-Telling 82
- The Rhetorical Conundrum of Privacy 85
- Bowdlerizing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 89
- 6 The "True Colours" of Popular Deliberation 93
- The Corporate Body Politic 94
- Rhetorical Reportage 97
- Rhetorical Statistics 104
- 7 The Rhetorical Cosmetics of Peace 108
- The Cosmetic Shape of Democracy 108
- Deliberating on Black in Elle 110
- Rhetorics of National Pride 117
- Sport as Rhetoric of Peace 122
- 8 Space as Democratic Deliberation 132
- Human Space as Deliberation 133
- A Rhetorical Matrix for Space 140
- Space as Distinction 141
- The Eloquence of Functionality 146
- Praising Beautiful Spaces 152
- 9 Conclusion: Robben Island as Foundation Rhetoric 157
- South Africa 218.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0805833412
- OCLC:
- 46812090
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