Politics of proverbs, the: from traditional wisdom to proverbial stereotypes
Auteur :
Mieder, Wolfgang
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299154547
Date de publication :
30 avr. 1997
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,1 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
369 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Politicians from classical to modern times have deployed proverbs effectively in their rhetoric. This text considers the power of these bits of borrowed wisdom using examples such as Hitler's "Mein Kampf", the rhetoric of Winston Churchill and the politics of the Cold War.