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Control and Consolation in American Culture and Politics: Rhetoric of Therapy - Rhetoric and Society series
Dana L. Cloud
Control and Consolation in American Culture and Politics: Rhetoric of Therapy - Rhetoric and Society series
Dana L. Cloud
Traces the replacement of social and political activism by the pursuit of personal, psychological change. This title identifies the movement as the "rhetoric of therapy", where a persuasive cultural discourse that applies concepts such as coping and adapting replaces active attempts to reform flawed systems of social and political power.
216 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 8, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780761905073 |
Publishers | SAGE Publications Inc |
Pages | 216 |
Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 13 mm · 370 g |
Language | English |