Until a century ago, a metaphor was just a mere figure of speech, but since the development of discourse analysis a metaphor has become more than merely incidental to the content of the arguments or findings. Students and scholars in political studies know the importance of metaphors in electoral and policy-related politics, coming across metaphors that are, knowingly or unknowingly, influencing our perception of politics.
This book is the first to develop new methodological approaches to understand and analyse the use of metaphor in political science and international relations. It does this by:
This innovative study will be of interest to students and researchers of politics, international relations and communication studies.
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Until a century ago, a metaphor was just a mere figure of speech, but since the development of discourse analysis a metaphor has become more than merely incidental to the content of the arguments or findings. Students and scholars in political studies know the importance of metaphors in electoral and policy-related politics, coming across metaphors that are, knowingly or unknowingly, influencing our perception of politics.
This book is the first to develop new methodological approaches to understand and analyse the use of metaphor in political science and international relations. It does this by:
This innovative study will be of interest to students and researchers of politics, international relations and communication studies.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Innovations in Political Theory |
Release date | March 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | March 2008 |
Editors | Terrell Carver, Jernej Pikalo |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-41735-8 |
Barcode | 9780415417358 |
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LSN | 0-415-41735-X |