ISBN:
9780822977414
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0822977419
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (p. cm.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Megarhetorics of global development
DDC:
306.3
Keywords:
Rhetoric Social aspects
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Globalization Social aspects
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Economic development Social aspects
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Communication in economic development Social aspects
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Rhetorical criticism
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Rhetoric Social aspects
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Globalization Social aspects
;
Economic development Social aspects
;
Communication in economic development Social aspects
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Rhetoric
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Economic development ; Social aspects
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Globalization ; Social aspects
;
Rhetoric ; Social aspects
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Rhetorical criticism
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Electronic book
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
After World War II, an unprecedented age of global development began. The formation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund allowed war torn and poverty stricken nations to become willing debtors in their desire to entice Western investment and trade. New capital, it was foretold, would pave the way to political and economic stability, and the benefits would "trickle down" to even the poorest citizens. The hyperbole of this neocolonialism, however, has left many of these countries with nothing but compounded debt and unfulfilled promises. The Megarhetorics of Global Development examines rhetorical strategies used by multinational corporations, NGOs, governments, banks, and others to further their own economic, political, or technological agendas. These wide-ranging case studies employ rhetorical theory, globalization scholarship, and analysis of cultural and historical dynamics to offer in-depth critiques of development practices and their material effects. By deconstructing megarhetorics, at both the local and global level, and following their paths of mobilization and diffusion, the concepts of "progress" and "growth" can be reevaluated, with the end goal of encouraging self-sustaining and ethical outcomes
Abstract:
Tracking "transglocal" risks in pharmaceutical development: Novartis's challenge of Indian patent law / J. Blake Scott -- Meeting the challenge of globalization: President Clinton's "double movement" discourse / Jason A. Edwards and Jaime L. Wright -- Ethos in a bottle: corporate social responsibility and humanitarian doxa / D. Robert DeChaine -- Developmental shifts: changing feelings about compassion in Korea / Matt Newcomb -- Staging the Beijing Olympics: intersecting human rights and economic development narratives / Tim Jensen and Wendy S. Hesford -- Framing the megarhetorics of agricultural development: industrialized agriculture and sustainable agriculture / Eileen E. Schell -- Turning the tables on the megarhetoric of women's empowerment / Rebecca Dingo -- Making the case: Bamako and the problem of anti-imperial art / Bret Benjamin -- Enfreakment; or, aliens of extraordinary disability / Robert McRuer.
Note:
Includes index. - Description based on print version record
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