War and its ideologies: a social-semiotic theory and description
Auteur :
Lukin, Annabelle
Éditeur :
Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN :
9789811345463
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2019
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Ideology is so powerful it makes us believe that war is rational, despite both its brutal means and its devastating ends. The power of ideology comes from its intimate relation to language: ideology recruits all semiotic modalities, but language is its engine-room.