Populism, demagoguery, and rhetoric in historical perspective / edited by Giuseppe Ballacci and Rob Goodman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ballacci, Giuseppe, editor.

Goodman, Rob, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Populism--History.

Populism.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--History.

Rhetoric.

Republicanism--History.

Republicanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This text explores the connections between contemporary populism, populist rhetoric, and a wide range of thinkers and topics in the history of political thought, from the ancient to the modern world. Throughout the volume, contributors demonstrate links between contemporary populism and the tradition of rhetoric, as well as new connections between populism and demagoguery, a phenomenon that has been discussed by political theorists and philosophers since antiquity. With this wide range of connections in mind, the volume draws on diverse perspectives and methodologies to theorize populist politics in historical perspective, and to enrich the debate surrounding it.

Contents:

Cover

Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective

Copyright

Contents

List of Contributors

Introduction: Populism, demagoguery, rhetoric and history

PART I. ANCIENT AND EARLY MODERN THEMES

1. Parrhêsia: The Unbridled Tongue in Ancient Democratic Athens

2. Democracy's Shadow: The Problem of Populism in Plato's Political Thought

3. "Naked" Speech in Late Republican Rome

4. Rhetoric and Republicanism in the Thought of Brunetto Latini

5. Republicanism and Populism in Early Modern Italian Political Thought: The Case of Democracy as the Rule of the Poor

6. On the Battlefield of Rhetoric: Eloquence, Virtue, and Political Legitimacy in Italian Humanism

PART II. MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY THEMES

7. Demagoguery, Populism, and Political Culture in Cooper's The American Democrat

8. Anti-​Parliamentary Politics: Populist Momentum in Historical Perspective

9. Vilfredo Pareto on Rhetoric and Populism

10. Palaces for the People: How and of What Should Public Buildings Persuade Citizens in a Democracy?

11. Reconstructing Pluralism and Populism: Not "Opposites" but a More Complex Configuration

12. Democracy, Plutocracy, and the Populist Cry of Pain

13. Populism, Celebrity Politics, and Politainment

14. Rhetorical Resonance: From Everyday Speech to Insurrection

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 27, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197651018

0197651011

9780197650998

0197650996

OCLC:

1453299710