Diplomatic Discourse: International Conflict at the United Nations

by Ray T. Donahue, Michael H. Prosser

Overview

This work seeks to provide insight into the role that discourse and rhetorical analysis plays in the crucial area of international conflict resolution and diplomatic process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567502909
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/13/1997
Series:	Contemporary Studies in Comm Culture Info
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Discourse Analysis: A Conceptual Foundation
The Framing and Formatting of Discourse
Contrastive Discourse Analysis: Genre and Culture
Functional Versus Structural Approaches to Discourse Analysis
Asian Conflict: North and South Korea Face Off at the UN
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Classicial Antecedents and Their Successors
Contemporary Western Perspectives
Three UN Situations
APPLICATIONS
Middle Eastern Conflict: Israel and the PLO
An African Conflict Resolved
Super Power Conflicts and Resolutions
Toward a Future World Order
Freedom, Human Rights, and Women's Rights
Appendix
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors