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" Tropes of politics : "
John S. Nelson
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BL
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626572
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| Main Entry
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Nelson, John S.,1950-
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Tropes of politics : : science, theory, rhetoric, action /\ John S. Nelson
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Rhetoric of the human sciences
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xviii, 291 pages ;; 24 cm
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0299158306
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: 9780299158309
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: 0299158349
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: 9780299158347
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-279) and index
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| Abstract
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Figures of speech and images of deed can persuade us to turn from ideologies like liberalism toward spectacles about democracy or movements into environmentalism and feminism. Nelson's argument is that inventive attention to tropes can mean better participation in politics
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Political science
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Rhetoric-- Political aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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320
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JA71.N45 1998
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