Understanding the nature of the 'cold war' that followed World War II is now more than ever a focus of debate. Security Metaphors starts from the premise that political and international realities are created, sustained and unraveled in discourse. The book begins by examining the conceptual underpinnings of international relations theory, and by careful linguistic analysis shows how metaphorical discourse contributed to the beginning and ending of the dangerous competition between 'East' and 'West'.
It concludes not by attributing power to language, but to the hegemonic power that can best wield it.
| ISBN: | 9780820421780 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 1996 |
| Author: | Paul A Chilton |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 468 pages |
| Series: | Conflict and Consciousness |
| Genres: |
Language: history and general works Sociolinguistics Literary studies: general History and Archaeology Political science and theory Military administration |
Understanding the nature of the 'cold war' that followed World War II is now more than ever a focus of debate. Security Metaphors starts from the premise that political and international realities are created, sustained and unraveled in discourse.
Security Metaphors features in the following genres: Language: history and general works, Sociolinguistics, Literary studies: general, History and Archaeology, Political science and theory, Military administration
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Security Metaphors was written by Paul A Chilton and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Security Metaphors has 468 pages
Yes it is part of Conflict and Consciousness series