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Finding the Words A Rhetorical History of South Africa's Transition from Apartheid to Democracy
Thomas A. Moriarty
Book Code: AB6682
ISBN: 1-56750-668-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-668-6
160 pages, figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4
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Description: The author accounts for South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy from a rhetorical perspective. Based on an exhaustive analysis of hundreds of public statements made by South Africa's leaders from 1985 to the present, Moriarty shows how key constructions of the political scene paved the way for negotiations, elections, and national reconciliation. These rhetorical changes moved South Africa out of the realm of violent conflict and into one of rhetorical conflict, a democratic space in which the country could resolve its problems at the negotiating table and in the ballot box.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Rhetoric and Conflict in Apartheid South Africa
  • South Africa's Rhetoric of Violent Conflict
  • Rhetorical Change
  • Rhetoric and Negotiations for a New South Africa
  • Talking About Talks
  • Negotiations, Civil Wars, and a Revolution by Force. . . . Almost
  • A Glorious Human Achievement
  • South Africa and the Prospect for Civic Discourse in the Third Millennium
  • References
LC Card Number: 2003042087
LCC Class: DT1970
Dewey Class: 808
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