1. Dedication; 1. Preface; 2. Preface; 3. Chapter 1. Constructionism in historical writing (by White, Hayden); 4. Chapter 2. White, Burke and the "literary" nature of historical controversies (by Tozzi, Veronica); 5. Chapter 3. The discursive construction of reality in the context of rhetoric: Constructivist rhetoric (by Pujante, David); 6. Chapter 4. Understanding social conflict: Reason or emotion? (by Ramirez Munoz, Simon); 7. Chapter 5. I am and I am not Charlie: The discursive conflict surrounding the attack on Charlie Hebdo (by Pujante, David); 8. Chapter 6. Media representations of recent human migrations to the United Kingdom and other Western countries (by Floyd, Alan); 9. Chapter 7. Rhetorical analysis of health risk discourse: The 2009 influenza pandemic crisis (by Garcia, Javier Nespereira); 10. Chapter 8. Critical analysis of an educational discourse practice: The literary text commentary (by Gomez, Francisco Vicente); 11. Chapter 9. The (re)construction of gender roles in the genre of song: In search of female empowerment1 (by Filardo-Llamas, Laura); 12. Chapter 10. Posthumanism and the city: The construction of identity and ideological conflict in discourses regarding the new technological self (by Molpeceres, Sara); 13. Chapter 11. Discourses of social movements in Southern Europe: The slogans of 15M (by Pujante, David); 14. Chapter 12. Cognitive frames, imaginaries and discursive constructions: Post-15M discourses with reference to eco-social alternatives (by Morales-Lopez, Esperanza); 15. Epilogue (by Morales-Lopez, Esperanza); 16. Index

This is a well-edited book which gathers together contributions by contemporary specialists in different humanistic disciplines united by a common thread: that reality is constructed through discourse in the light of culture, politics, gender, religion and other factors. These constructivist and trans-disciplinary ideas constitute an important foundation on which current research into discourses about identity and conflict can be developed. The book will be particularly useful for researchers in the social sciences, particularly discourse analysis, as they will find theoretical reflections and a variety of methods to explain conflictive human interaction.