Categoría: Librería
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The Brexit Club: The Inside Story of the Leave Campaign’s Shock Victory
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en HistoriaFrom Boris Johnson to Nigel Farage, George Galloway to Michael Gove, the campaign to get Britain out of the EU brought together some of the most colourful characters in British politics. This once-in-a-generation opportunity to free the UK from the grip of Brussels saw egos put to one side and rivalries put on hold to…
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Centrist Rhetoric: The Production of Political Transcendence in the Clinton Presidency
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Focused on the centrist rhetoric of President Bill Clinton, Centrist Rhetoric explores questions about the basic nature and function of pleas to transcend partisan division. Using close textual analysis in the context of a broader theoretical argument about rhetoric, democracy, and transcendence, this book promises a fresh approach to dealing with the contradictions inherent to…
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Cameron at 10: From Election to Brexit
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The most intimate account of a serving prime minister ever published, this is the gripping inside story of David Cameron’s government as told by senior figures, including the Prime Minister, George Osborne and Boris Johnson. Spanning the early days of the coalition to a bitterly contested general election, and ending with the astonishing EU Referendum…
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Usurpation de l’identité citoyenne dans l’espace public
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Des manifestants rémunérés ? Un groupe d’intérêt prétendument «citoyen», mais fondé et financé par une entreprise privée ? Une lettre d’opinion, autogénérée à votre insu, portant votre signature ? Voilà des exemples d’astroturfing, une stratégie de communication dont la source réelle est occultée et qui prétend à tort être d’origine citoyenne. La parole citoyenne, symbolisant…
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Mad Men & Bad Men: What Happened When British Politics Met Advertising
From the moment Margaret Thatcher met the Saatchi brothers, elections campaigns would never be the same again. Suddenly, every aspiring PM wanted a fast-talking, sharp-thinking ad man on their team to help dazzle voters. But what were the consequences of their fixation with the snappy and simplistic? Sam Delaney embarks on a journey to expose…
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Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Strategic Communication to Combat Violent Extremism
Complementing and extending scholarship in three areas – terrorism; the media, mediated representations, and propaganda in contemporary culture; and the political and diplomatic environment post-9/11 – this book articulates the role of human communication in the war of ideas. Drawing on contemporary research from a variety of disciplines, this book offers analyses and recommendations for…
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What Next: How to get the best from Brexit
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en HistoriaOn 23 June 2016, against all forecasts, Britain voted to leave the EU. Drawing on his experiences at the heart of the campaign, Daniel Hannan disects the result and our reaction. He outlines why Vote Leave won, exploring what people were voting for and what they weren’t. He looks at the immediate aftermath – how…
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Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee
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en BiografíasThe gallons of ink spilled on Winston Churchill – and the huge appetite for books about him – have created something of an imbalance in our understanding of twentieth-century Britain. Not only does Clement Attlee’s life deserve to have a rightful place alongside the Churchill legend. It is also more emblematic, and more representative, of…
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Political Communication in Canada: Meet the Press and Tweet the Rest
Changes in technology and media consumption are transforming the way people communicate about politics. Are they also changing the way politicians communicate to the public? Political Communication in Canada examines the way political parties, politicians, interest groups, the media, and citizens are using new tactics, tools, and channels to disseminate information. It also investigates the…
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Shaping Political Attitudes: The Impact of Interpersonal Communication and Mass Media
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Recent research in the area of public opinion has focused most of its attention on the effect of the mass media, television in particular, as an influencing agent. The author argues that media effects are only half of the equation; the mass media cannot be seen as the exclusive source of political information. In a…