Research Catalog

Title

The political rhetoric and oratory of Margaret Thatcher / Andrew S. Crines, Timothy Heppell, Peter Dorey.

Author

Crines, Andrew Scott

Publication

• London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

• Heppell, Timothy
• Dorey, Peter, 1959-

Description

xiii, 226 pages; 22 cm.

Series Statement

Rhetoric, politics and society

Uniform Title

Rhetoric, politics, and society series

Subject

• Thatcher, Margaret > Oratory
• Communication in politics > Great Britain > History > 20th century
• Political oratory > Great Britain > History > 20th century

Genre/Form

History

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine-generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- Interpreting Thatcherism -- Economic Interpretations -- Ideological Interpretations -- Policy Consensus-Based Interpretations -- Electoral Interpretations -- Personality-Based Interpretations -- Justifying Thatcherism -- Structure of the Book -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 2. Parliamentary Debate -- From Backbencher to Cabinet Minister, 1959-75 -- Leader of the Opposition, 1975-79 -- Prime Minister 1979-90 -- Parliamentary Evasiveness -- The Westland Affair -- The Economy -- Social (Dis) Harmony -- Foreign Policy -- Europe -- Former Prime Minister, Post-1990 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3. Conference and Other Set-piece Speeches -- Introduction -- From Backbencher to Cabinet Minister, 1959-75 -- Leader of the Opposition, 1975-79 -- 'Let Our Children Grow Tall' -- 'We Are All Unequal' -- 'The Ideals of an Open Society' -- 'The Iron Lady' -- Prime Minister, 1979-90 -- 'The Lady's Not for Turning' -- Defending Parliamentary Democracy from Terrorists -- 'Popular Capitalism' -- 'We Are Called the Conservatives with Good Reason' -- 'The Bruges Speech': Legitimising Euroscepticism -- Former Prime Minister, Post-1990 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4. Interviews and Press Conferences -- From Backbencher to Cabinet Minister, 1959-75 -- Leader of the Opposition, 1975-79 -- Prime Minister, 1979-90 -- 'There Is No Alternative' -- 'Victorian Values' -- 'No Such Thing as Society' -- 'Give Me Back My Money' -- 'Rejoice' -- 'I Hope to Go On and On' -- Former Prime Minister, Post-1990 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 5. A Rhetorical and Oratorical Assessment -- Ethos, Pathos an A Logos: Credibility, Emotion and Evidence -- Ethos: Establishing Credibility -- Pathos: Establishing Empathy -- Logos: Establishing the Facts -- Epideictic-based Oratory: Drama and Performance -- Antithesis-based Oratory: Persuasion via Opposites -- Hyperbole-based Oratory: Persuasion via Exaggeration and Humour -- Religious-based Oratory: Persuasion via Allegories -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 6. Conclusion -- The Reluctant Parliamentary Debater -- The Apprehensive Conference Speaker -- The Dominant Interviewee -- The Rhetoric and Oratory of Conflict -- Bibliography.

ISBN

• 1137453834
• 9781137453839
• 9781137453846 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

936533046

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library