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Totalitarian Speech

Michal Glowinski author Anna Artwinska editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:30th Jul '14

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Totalitarian Speech brings together a range of texts on totalitarian manipulations of language. The author analyzes various phenomena, from the hateful rhetoric of Nazi Germany to the obfuscating newspeak of communist Poland, finding certain common characteristics. Above all, totalitarian speech in its diverse manifestations imposes an all-embracing worldview and an associated set of dichotomous divisions from an omniscient and authoritative perspective. This volume collects the work of over three decades, including essays written during the communist era and more recent pieces assessing the legacy of totalitarian ways of thinking in contemporary Poland.

ISBN: 9783631629192

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 550g

351 pages

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