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The Resource You, the people : American national identity in presidential rhetoric, Vanessa B. Beasley

You, the people : American national identity in presidential rhetoric, Vanessa B. Beasley

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As we ask anew in these troubled times what it means to be an American, You, the People provides perspective by casting its eye over the answers given by past U.S. presidents in their addresses to the public. Who is an American, and who is not? And yet, as Vanessa Beasley demonstrates in this eloquent exploration of a century of presidential speeches, the questions are not new. Since the Founders first identified the nation as "we, the people, " the faces and accents of U.S. citizens have changed dramatically due to immigration and other constitutive changes. U.S. presidents have often spoken as if there were one monolithic American people. Here Beasley traces rhetorical constructions of American national identity in presidents' inaugural addresses and state of the union messages from 1885 through 2000. She argues convincingly that while the demographics of the voting citizenry changed rapidly during this period, presidential definitions of American national identity did not. Chief executives have consistently employed a rhetoric of American nationalism that is simultaneously inclusive and exclusive; Beasley examines both the genius and the limitations of this language.--
Language
eng
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Edition
1st edition.
Extent
204 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: Presidential Rhetoric and the Challenge of a Diverse Democracy
  • The Riddle of the "American People"
  • A Presidential Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
  • Immigration and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
  • Race and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
  • Gender and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
  • Implications of Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
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9781585442775
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You, the people : American national identity in presidential rhetoric
Title
You, the people
Title remainder
American national identity in presidential rhetoric
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Vanessa B. Beasley
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
As we ask anew in these troubled times what it means to be an American, You, the People provides perspective by casting its eye over the answers given by past U.S. presidents in their addresses to the public. Who is an American, and who is not? And yet, as Vanessa Beasley demonstrates in this eloquent exploration of a century of presidential speeches, the questions are not new. Since the Founders first identified the nation as "we, the people, " the faces and accents of U.S. citizens have changed dramatically due to immigration and other constitutive changes. U.S. presidents have often spoken as if there were one monolithic American people. Here Beasley traces rhetorical constructions of American national identity in presidents' inaugural addresses and state of the union messages from 1885 through 2000. She argues convincingly that while the demographics of the voting citizenry changed rapidly during this period, presidential definitions of American national identity did not. Chief executives have consistently employed a rhetoric of American nationalism that is simultaneously inclusive and exclusive; Beasley examines both the genius and the limitations of this language.--
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1966-
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Beasley, Vanessa B.
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Presidential rhetoric series
Series volume
no. 10.
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Nationalism
  • Rhetoric
  • Group identity
  • Presidents
  • United States
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You, the people : American national identity in presidential rhetoric, Vanessa B. Beasley
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and index
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volume
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rdacarrier.
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text
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rdacontent.
Contents
Introduction: Presidential Rhetoric and the Challenge of a Diverse Democracy -- The Riddle of the "American People" -- A Presidential Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Immigration and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Race and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Gender and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Implications of Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
Control code
FIEb17612937
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st edition.
Extent
204 pages
Isbn
9781585442775
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
System control number
(OCoLC)52134837
Label
You, the people : American national identity in presidential rhetoric, Vanessa B. Beasley
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Introduction: Presidential Rhetoric and the Challenge of a Diverse Democracy -- The Riddle of the "American People" -- A Presidential Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Immigration and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Race and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Gender and Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs -- Implications of Presidents' Rhetoric of Shared Beliefs
Control code
FIEb17612937
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st edition.
Extent
204 pages
Isbn
9781585442775
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
System control number
(OCoLC)52134837

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