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Ideology and the language of human rights : language, text, and ideology in amnesty international appeal letters / Gerald Delahunty.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Delahunty, Gerald Patrick, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amnesty International.
- Human rights--Discourse.
- Human rights.
- Ideology.
- Discourse analysis.
- Pragmatics.
- Language and languages--Political aspects.
- Language and languages.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Based on well-established features of ideology, this book demonstrates that the documents of liberational organizations like Amnesty International are ideological. It is essential reading for researchers and students of discourse analysis and pragmatics, as well as those working in related fields within international relations and human rights law"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Rights, Human Rights, and Amnesty International
- 3 Ideology
- 4 Pragmatic Guidelines and Procedures: Data, Context, and Lines of Vision
- 5 Language, Social Structures, Processes, Relations, and Meaning
- 6 Implicit Meanings
- 7 Conclusions
- References
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-63562-X
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