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Author:   Terrell Carver (University of Bristol, UK) ,  Jernej Pikalo (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 30
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780415417358

ISBN 10:   041541735
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   10 March 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Science 1. The Ways of Stargazing: Newtonian Metaphoricity in American Foreign Policy 2. Slippery Slopes in Political Discourse 3. Mechanical Metaphors in Politics Part 2: Structures 4. Metaphors of Social Order 5. Metaphors of Solidarity 6. Exploring the Metaphorical (De-)Construction of Legitimacy Part 3: Europe 7. Identifying and Assessing Metaphors 8. Discursive Metaphor Analysis 9. Political Protest and Metaphor Part 4: Sexuality 10. Real Construction through Metaphorical Language: How Animals and Machines (Amongst other Metaphors) Maketh (Hu)Man (What ‘He’ Is) 11. Data, Anecdote and Metaphor in Gender Equality Policy-Making: Merging ‘Intellectual and Real World Mainstreaming’ 12. Metaphors, Mini-Narratives and Foucauldian Discourse Theory Part 5: Policy 13. Metaphor, Catachresis and Equivalence 14. Love and Life in Heartless Town 15. Cognition Meets Action Part 6: Language 16. The Application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Political Discourse: Methodological Questions and Some Possible Solutions 17. Metaphorical Moves: ‘Scientific Expertise’ in Research Policy Studies 18. A Metaphorical Election Style

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Terrell Carver is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bristol, UK. Jernej Pikalo is Lecturer in Political Theory at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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