Richard Leeman, Bernard Duffy

Broschiertes Buch

The Will of a People

A Critical Anthology of Great African American Speeches

Herausgeber: Leeman, Richard W; Duffy, Bernard K

Beschreibung

Drawing upon nearly two hundred years of recorded African American oratory, The Will of a People, edited by Richard Leeman and Bernard Duffy, brings together in one unique volume some of this tradition’ s most noteworthy speeches, each paired with an astute introduction designed to highlight its most significant elements.

Autor

Richard W. Leeman, professor of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the author or editor of five books, including African-American Orators: A BioCritical Sourcebook (1996)and (with Bernard Duffy) American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Orators (2005). He has received several awards, including the American Forensic Association's Daniel M. Rohrer research award, and has served as a scholar-in-residence for an NEH-sponsored summer seminar on African American oratory. Bernard K. Duffy, professor of rhetoric in the communication studies department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is the author or editor of six books, including American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources (1987), and has been co-editor/advisor of 32 books on individual American orators published by Greenwood Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 161mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 675g
• ISBN-13: 9780809330577
• ISBN-10: 0809330571
• Artikelnr.: 33395771