{"product_id":"textual-politics-discourse-and-social-dynamics-9780748402151","title":"Textual Politics: Discourse and Social Dynamics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jay L. Lemke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Sociolinguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTexts record the meanings we make: in words, pictures and deeds, and politics chronicles our uses of power in shaping social relationships large and small. Textual politics is about meaning - the meaning we make with words and with the symbolic values of every object and action.; The book begins with an introduction which discusses the relationship between Discourse And The Notions Of Power And Ideology. These Concepts Are Then applied to major issues: the social construction of class, gender and individuality; the rhetoric of polarizing social controversies religious fundamentalism vs. gay rights; and the abuse of technical language in policy arguments educational research vs. conservative politics. The book ends with chapters which extend the theory to processes of large- scale social change and apply it to the challenges facing education and political action in the new global information century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46893326827671,"sku":"9780748402151","price":22787.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780748402151.webp?v=1770315412","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/textual-politics-discourse-and-social-dynamics-9780748402151","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}