Rhetorics of Democracy in the Americas - 9780271089317

Rhetorics of Democracy in the AmericasAuthor(s): Adriana Angel, Michael L. Butterworth, Nancy R. Gmez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, United States\nImprint: Pennsylvania State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780271089317, 978-0271089317\nSynopsis\nDemocracy is venerated in US political culture, in part because it is our democracy. As a result, we assume that the government and institutions of the United States represent the true and right form of democracy, needed by all. This volume challenges this commonplace belief by putting US politics in the context of the Americas more broadly. \n\nSeeking to cultivate conversations among and between the hemispheres, this collection examines local political rhetorics across the Americas. The contributorsscholars of communication from both North and South Americarecognize democratic ideals as irreducible to a single national perspective and reflect on the ways social minorities in the Western Hemisphere engage i.