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Legal and Rhetorical Foundations of Economic Globalization An Atlas of Ritual Sacrifice in Late-Capitalism
By Keren Wang
Copyright 2020
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the subtle ways in which rhetorics of sacrifice have been re-appropriated into the workings of the global political economy in the 21st century. It presents an in-depth analysis of the ways in which ritual practices are deployed, under a diverse set of political and legal contexts, as legitimation devices in rendering exploitative structures of the prevailing... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Interdisciplinary Historical Overview
3. Rhetorical Invention of Laws of Sacrifice
4. David and Goliath
5. Messianic Rhetoric of Apartheid
6. Conclusions and Looking Forward
Biography
Dr Keren Wang is a rhetorical theorist and political communication scholar. He currently teaches rhetoric and message analysis in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. His published academic works cover topics such as transnational rhetorics, social change, rhetorics of law, human rights discourse, and political legitimacy.
