Reagans Mythical America : Storytelling As Political Leadership

English

ISBN: 1137272996

EAN: 9781137272997

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State/Political Science / General/Political Science / Political Process / General/History / United States / 20Th Century/Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory/

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release Date: 10/31/2012

Synopsis: This book uses the tools of narratology to analyze Ronald Reagans presidential leadership from the perspective of storytelling and it explains how stories were used to revitalize the belief of the people in America. It examines how Reagan spun a web of stories combining religious, mythical and other beliefs to narratively create an America with myth-like qualities as an object of belief. This Mythical America created a unified sense of purpose among the people and a goal for Reagans policy where it was always morning in America. The book will provide new means beyond rhetoric of understanding the popularity and success of Reagan.

Reagans Mythical America : Storytelling As Political Leadership

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.83 inches

Width: 5.71 inches

Length: 8.97 inches

Weight: 0.35 oz

Pages: 276