Winner of the Austrian Book Prize for the 2016 German translation, in
the category of Humanities and Social Sciences. Populist right-wing
politics is moving centre-stage, with some parties reaching the very
top of the electoral ladder: but do we know why, and why now? In this
book Ruth Wodak traces the trajectories of such parties from the
margins of the political landscape to its centre, to understand and
explain how they are transforming from fringe voices to persuasive
political actors who set the agenda and frame media debates. Laying
bare the normalization of nationalistic, xenophobic, racist and
antisemitic rhetoric, she builds a new framework for this ‘politics
of fear’ that is entrenching new social divides of nation, gender
and body. The result reveals the micro-politics of right-wing
populism: how discourses, genres, images and texts are performed and
manipulated in both formal and also everyday contexts with profound
consequences. This book is a must-read for scholars and students of
linguistics, media and politics wishing to understand these dynamics
that are re-shaping our political space.
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ISBN
9781473933590
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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