Episodes in the Rhetoric of Government-Indian Relations

Schuetz, Janice

ISBN 10: 0275976130 / ISBN 13: 9780275976132

Published by ABC-CLIO, 2002

About this Item

This study concentrates on the rhetoric used by both parties during their ongoing conflicts, focusing on the written and oral records of several key episodes in American history. The rhetoric examined is in the form of letters, oral history, speeches, media reports, protests and demonstrations. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Episodes in the Rhetoric of Government-Indian Relations
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275976130
• ISBN 13: 9780275976132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Scholarly considerations of the relationship between the United States government and Native Americans have largely ignored the rhetoric utilized by both in the course of their ongoing conflicts. This fascinating new study concentrates on the persuasive and public strategies of both government and Indian leaders, focusing on the written and oral records of several key episodes in American history. This approach, which author Janice Schuetz calls rhetorical ancestry reveals the ways in which government and Indian spokespersons have constituted and defined issues; created, prolonged, and managed conflict; and silenced and empowered each other's voices.

Chronicling the emergence of government and Indian leaders who were forced to deal with conflicts in new ways, each chapter makes use of historical evidence to draw inferences about the rhetorical features of the discourse and its effects. Both verbal and nonverbal rhetoric―including treaties, letters, oral histories, speeches, ritual performances, media reports, biographical narratives, protests and demonstrations, political hearings, and legal proceedings―are represented here, illuminating a legacy that evolved in the personal and political language of its participants.

About the Author

JANICE SCHUETZ is a Professor of Communication at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of The Logic of Women on Trial and more than 60 articles and book chapters, and co-author of Communication and Litigation, The O.J. Simpson Trials, and Perspectives on Argumentation.