This book provides the first comprehensive analysis§of metaphors §used by Hugo Chávez in his efforts to construct and§legitimize his §Bolivarian Revolution. It focuses on metaphors §drawn from three of his most frequent target domains:§the nation, §his revolution, and the opposition. The author argues§that behind an §official discourse of inclusion, Chávez's choice of §metaphors contributes to the construction of a§polarizing discourse §of exclusion in which his political opponents are§represented as §enemies of the nation. Chávez constructs this §polarizing discourse of...
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis§of metaphors §used by Hugo Chávez in his efforts to construct and§legitimize his §Bolivarian ...
