Trump and Us: What He Says and Why People Listen

ISBN-13: 9781108796415 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 280 str.

Austin) Roderick P. Hart (University of Texas

Opis

Why did 62 million Americans vote for Donald Trump? Trump and Us offers a fresh perspective on this question, taking seriously the depth and breadth of Trump's support. An expert in political language, Roderick P. Hart turns to Trump's words, voters' remarks, and media commentary for insight. The book offers the first systematic rhetorical analysis of Trump's 2016 campaign and early presidency, using text analysis and archives of earlier presidential campaigns to uncover deep emotional undercurrents in the country and provide historical comparison. Trump and Us pays close attention to the emotional dimensions of politics, above and beyond cognition and ideology. Hart argues it was not partisanship, policy, or economic factors that landed Trump in the Oval Office but rather how Trump made people feel.

Recenzje

'This book is a brilliant dissection, by a renowned communications scholar, of the political messaging that Donald Trump used to win the presidency in 2016 … Many readers of this book will, therefore, probably come away from it feeling as if they had just witnessed a real-life autopsy: repulsed, but also awed … a compelling, insightful examination of Trump's successful campaign rhetoric.' Mel Laracey, Congress & the Presidency

Spis treści

Part I. Feeling Conflicted: 1. Trump's arrival; Part II. Feeling Ignored: 2. Trump's simplicity; 3. Trump's populism; Part II. Feeling Trapped: 4. Trump's passions; 5. Trump's stories; Part IV. Feeling Besieged: 6. Trump's medicine; 7. Trump's journalism; Part V. Feeling Tired: 8. Trump's novelty; 9. Trump's spontaneity; Part VI. Feeling Resolute: 10. Trump's lessons.