Philip Gaines

From Truth to Technique at Trial

A Discursive History of Advocacy Advice Texts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this first ever discourse analysis of advocacy advice texts-manuals, handbooks, and other how-to guides written by lawyers for lawyers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780199333608
• ISBN-10: 0199333602
• Artikelnr.: 47865072

Autorenporträt

Philip Gaines is Professor of English at Montana State University. He holds an MA in Linguistics and a PhD in English Language Studies, with a concentration in Language and Law, both from the University of Washington. His research interests lie in the analysis of the discourse and rhetorical structure of the language of lawyers and police interviewers.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction: Advocacy in the Modern Anglo-American Trial
Chapter 2: Pleading for Truth
Chapter 3: Honorable Persuasion
Chapter 4: Directing Minds
Chapter 5: The Invention of Defenses
Chapter 6: Technique for Success
Chapter 7: Metavalues and Practice: The Long View
Works Cited