Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-241) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Rhetoric, science, religion, and democracy -- 1. A challenge to rhetoric : confronting the idea of democracy -- 2. The old versus the new : devising forms for democracy -- 3. The focus of argument : what direction should government take? -- 4. Uncertain rhetoric : what to do about Ireland and the Colonies? -- 5. Challenge to the Church : reinterpretations of faith -- 6. The central triad : Victoria, Disraeli, and Gladstone -- 7. After the watershed : dreaming about democracy -- 8. Torchbearers of a new revolution : peaceful but radical change -- 9. Speaking up for women : bridging the gender gap --10. Britian's solemn hour : the role of Churchill's oratory -- Epilogue : The role of rhetoric in reshaping history : changing and expanding.
