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The rhetoric of the American political party conventions, 1948-2016 / Theodore F. Sheckels.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheckels, Theodore F., author.
- Series:
- Lexington studies in political communication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political conventions--United States.
- Political conventions.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 231 pages).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One: Political Party Conventions
- The History of the Political Party Conventions
- Communication Scholarship
- Conventions as Rhetorical Events
- Notes
- Chapter Two: 1948
- The Republican Challenge
- The Democratic Response
- Truman at the 1948 DNC
- And The Surprising Democratic Victory
- Chapter Three: 1952
- A Divided GOP
- The Democrats' Eventual Response
- An Odd Year
- Chapter Four: 1956
- The Divided Democrats (Except for Disliking Nixon)
- The Republicans: Saluting Ike, Keeping "The New Nixon"
- Transitions
- Notes
- Chapter Five: 1960
- The Democrats' Quest for Unity
- The Republicans and Projecting Unity
- The Eventual Homogeneity
- Chapter Six: 1964
- The Republicans: Conservative Ascendancy I
- Lyndon Johnson's Convention
- Managing a Convention: Who's in Charge
- Chapter Seven: 1968
- Republicans: Restoring Order
- The Democrats: The Chaos in Chicago
- 1964 RNC and 1968 DNC
- Chapter Eight: 1972
- The DNC: Reflection of Reform
- GOP: "Nixon's The One"
- Chapter Nine: 1976
- Jimmy Carter's Convention
- The Republicans: "Watergate" and a Weak Incumbent
- Chapter Ten: 1980
- The Republicans: Conservative Ascendancy II
- Democrats Divided
- Chapter Eleven: 1984
- Establishing the Democratic Party's Identity
- Republicans: Celebrating Reagan, Inviting Democrats
- Chapter Twelve: 1988
- Michael Dukakis's Convention
- Accepting a Mission in the Shadow of Reagan
- Chapter Thirteen: 1992
- Bill Clinton's Convention
- The Republicans Hear Voices Other than Their Incumbent President's-Reagan Redux
- A Postscript on AIDS
- Chapter Fourteen: 1996
- Changing Media Coverage
- Bob Dole: Changing the Tone, Changing the Image
- The Democrats and the Clinton Record
- Chapter Fifteen: 2000
- Republicans: Introducing "W"
- DNC: Challenges Facing Al Gore
- Adequacy in 2000
- Chapter Sixteen: 2004
- The Democrats Put Military Policy Front and Center
- Republicans: Attacking, Defending
- Chapter Seventeen: 2008
- The Obama Ascendancy
- GOP Response: Choose Palin, Salute McCain
- Chapter Eighteen: 2012
- An Incumbent's Situation
- The Republicans: Romney Can Do Better
- The Democrats: Obama Has Done Well Enough
- "Referendum" Elections and Conventions
- Chapter Nineteen: 2016
- RNC, Designed by Trump
- A Well-Orchestrated DNC
- Chapter Twenty: Conclusions
- First, the conventions changed over time as media changed.
- Second, the conventions changed over time as the nominee selection process changed.
- Third, the rhetorical function of the conventions has shifted from deliberative to epideictic.
- Fourth, the conventions have an important constitutive rhetoric dimension-for those attending and for those watching.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781498588669
- 1498588662
- Publisher Number:
- 40030294608
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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