| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 207 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture (DAPSAC),
1569-9463 ;
volume 93
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Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 93.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ethnicity, nationalism and the political process in Trinidad and Tobago -- Theory and methods for a multimodal critique of political discourse -- The leader -- The party -- The nation. |
| Summary |
"This book explores the politics of ethnicity and nationalism in the Caribbean from a critical discourse-analytical perspective. Focusing on political communication in Trinidad and Tobago, it offers unique socio-political insights into one of the most complex and diverse countries of the Archipelago. Through a detailed reconstruction of Kamla Persad-Bissessar's 2010 victorious run for office, this book offers ample empirical evidence of the multimodal discursive strategies that held the key to the success of the first woman PM candidate and her inter-ethnic coalition bid to overcome political tribalism in the country. In parallel, it explores the implications and challenges of the postcolonial Trinbagonian national project, caught between pluralism and creolization. Through its innovative, context-dependent and interdisciplinary CDS approach, this book breaks new ground in Caribbean Studies while at the same time broadening the horizons of the Euro-American tradition of Political Discourse Studies to address the complexities of global postcoloniality"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Persad-Bissessar, Kamla, 1952-
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Persad-Bissessar, Kamla, 1952- |
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Communication in politics -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Case studies.
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Communication in politics. |
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Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Case studies.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects. |
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Critical discourse analysis -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Critical discourse analysis. |
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Women politicians -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Women politicians. |
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Political campaigns -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Political campaigns. |
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Elections -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Elections. |
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Postcolonialism -- Trinidad and Tobago.
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Postcolonialism. |
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Trinidad and Tobago -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
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Trinidad and Tobago -- Politics and government -- 1962-
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1962- |
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Since 1962 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Esposito, Eleonora. Politics, ethnicity and the postcolonial nation Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2021] 9789027208613 (DLC) 2021002692 |
| ISBN |
9789027259981 electronic book |
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9027259984 electronic book |
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9789027208613 hardcover |
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