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The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama

By: Richard W. Leeman

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The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama

By: Richard W. Leeman

The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama, by Richard Leeman, provides an in-depth analysis of President Barack Obama’s speeches and writings to explain the power of the 44th president's speaking.This book argues that, from his earliest writings through his latest presidential speeches, Obama has described the world through a teleological lens. Teleology is the philosophy of discovering in the essential nature of humans or countries the telos, or ideal, towards which one should progress. Obama consistently portrays freedom and equality as essential to human nature and the American spirit. Understanding his discourse as teleological helps explain the inspirational and philosophical nature of his rhetoric, as well as his famous patience, perceiving progress where others become frustrated. Teleological discourse is ancient, with its roots in philosophies such as Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Christian theology, and its handprints evident in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. In order to discover the roots of Obama's teleological perspective, Leeman also examines the speeches of presidents Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan, as well as the civil rights discourse of Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. Du Bois. Although the roots of his teleological discourse run deep, President Obama's particular use of the philosophy is very modern. The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama is an essential contribution to the study of American politics and political rhetoric.

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Lexington Books

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0739174096

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9780739174098

To Reach the Nation's Ear

A History of African American Public Speaking

By: Richard W. Leeman

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To Reach the Nation's Ear

A History of African American Public Speaking

By: Richard W. Leeman

Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been denied easy access to most of the traditional modes of effective reform, such as newspapers, legislative assemblies, unions and political parties. Public speaking has thus been one of the most critically important means by which leaders and individuals have reached an audience, enacted or prevented change, and created community. Dating from the earliest days of American history, the African American community has produced many notable and eloquent speakers and has demonstrated a vibrant oral tradition. The volume will follow a chronological organization, tracing the history of African American public speaking from colonial times to the present.

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255

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538112329

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9781538112328

The Art and Practice of Argumentation and Debate

By: Bill Hill,Richard W. Leeman

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The Art and Practice of Argumentation and Debate

By: Bill Hill,Richard W. Leeman

Integrating existing argumentation theory into applied argumentation, with an emphasis on formal/academic debate practices, this text gives students a solid, balanced grounding for debating both policy and non-policy issues.

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388

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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1559344482

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9781559344487

African-American Orators

A Bio-Critical Sourcebook

By: Richard Leeman

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African-American Orators

A Bio-Critical Sourcebook

By: Richard Leeman

This long-needed sourcebook assesses the unique styles and themes of notable African-American orators from the mid-19th century to the present—of 43 representative public speakers, from W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson to Barbara Jordan and Thurgood Marshall. The critical analyses of the oratory of a broad segment of different types of public speakers demonstrate how they have stressed the historical search for freedom, upheld American ideals while condemning discriminatory practices against African-Americans, and have spoken in behalf of black pride. This biographical dictionary with its evaluative essays, sources for further reading, and speech chronologies is designed for broad interdisciplinary use by students, teachers, activists, and general readers in college, university, institutional, and public libraries.

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481

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313008698

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9780313008696

Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World

The Rudiments of Counterterrorism Policy

By: Richard J. Chasdi

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Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World

The Rudiments of Counterterrorism Policy

By: Richard J. Chasdi

In Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World: The Rudiments of Counterterrorism Policy, Richard J. Chasdi has written a groundbreaking quantitative analysis that provides new insight into which types of counterterror practices work best and which types perform poorly in particular operational environments and circumstances. For Chasdi, "effectiveness" is defined as the capacity of counterterror practices to work with "stealth"-namely, without eliciting high amounts of related follow-up terrorist assaults. He moves beyond individual country analyses to tackle an analysis of counterterror practice effectiveness based on the type of political system of the country carrying out counterterror offensives and the power level of that country within the international political system. Chasdi furthermore provides essential qualitative descriptions of national security institutions, stakeholders, and processes to frame his quantitative results in ways that tie those findings to historical and contemporary political developments.

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908

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Lexington Books

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1461633265

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9781461633266

Book's by Richard W. Leeman

The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama

The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama

To Reach the Nation's Ear

To Reach the Nation's Ear

The Art and Practice of Argumentation and Debate

The Art and Practice of Argumentation and Debate

African-American Orators

African-American Orators

Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World

Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World

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