The Politics of Language: Liberalism as Word and Symbol

Authors

Ronald D. Rotunda, Chapman UniversityFollow

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Description

This book is a study of the power of language -- the way the words we use both reflect and mold the way we think. In particular, it focuses on the development of the word "liberal" in the United States, as a symbol of the politics of language.

ISBN

978-0877451396

Publication Date

1986

Publisher

University of Iowa Press

City

Iowa City, IA

Keywords

liberalism, American politics, symbolism in politics, political language

Disciplines

American Politics

Recommended Citation

Rotunda, Ronald. The Politics of Language: Liberalism as Word and Symbol. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1986. Web.

Copyright

Copyright reverted to Ronald Rotunda in 2011.