Political Conversion: Personal Transformation as Strategic Public Communication
Author:   Don Waisanen
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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9781498575720


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 April 2018
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Political Conversion: Personal Transformation as Strategic Public Communication


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Author:   Don Waisanen
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.558kg
ISBN:  

9781498575720


ISBN 10:   1498575722
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 April 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Political Transformation as a Pervasive Strategy Chapter 1: Political Conversion as Manichaean Deduction: Whittaker Chambers’s Witness Chapter 2: Political Conversion as Intellectual Reduction: Norman Podhoretz’s Breaking Ranks Chapter 3: Political Conversion as Generational Induction: David Horowitz’s Radical Son Chapter 4: Political Conversion as Bypassed Seduction: Garry Wills’s Confessions of a Conservative Chapter 5: Political Transformation in U.S. Politics Bibliography Index About the Author

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This book stands out among the many works on political rhetoric, offering an insightful examination of the political conversion narrative through four case studies. Fascinating and well written. -- Renita Coleman, University of Texas


This book stands out among the many works on political rhetoric, offering an insightful examination of the political conversion narrative through four case studies. Fascinating and well written.--Renita Coleman, University of Texas


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Don Waisanen is associate professor in the Baruch College, CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.

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