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Women's Political Discourse
Marshall, Brenda Devore; Mayhead, Molly A.
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Description for Women's Political Discourse
Paperback. Profiles women in the most highly visible political offices, highlighting their communication strategies. This book compares women's and men's political communication techniques and includes lists of the women governmental leaders of the twentieth and the twenty-first century. It seeks to lay out innovative approaches to leadership. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Although the United States ranks sixtieth internationally in women's political leadership, in 2004, a record nine women held governorships, sixty women served as House members with an additional three women elected as delegates from Washington, D.C., Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and fourteen women occupied Senate seats. How have these women managed to beat the odds in their successful attempts to enter national politics? How do they fruitfully participate in the political process once they gain entry into the sacred halls of Congress and the state house? Women's Political Discourse profiles women in the most highly visible political offices ... Read more
Although the United States ranks sixtieth internationally in women's political leadership, in 2004, a record nine women held governorships, sixty women served as House members with an additional three women elected as delegates from Washington, D.C., Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and fourteen women occupied Senate seats. How have these women managed to beat the odds in their successful attempts to enter national politics? How do they fruitfully participate in the political process once they gain entry into the sacred halls of Congress and the state house? Women's Political Discourse profiles women in the most highly visible political offices ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Communication, Media and Politics
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742529090
SKU
V9780742529090
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About Marshall, Brenda Devore; Mayhead, Molly A.
Molly A. Mayhead is professor of speech communication at Western Oregon University. Brenda DeVore Marshall is professor of theatre and communication arts at Linfield College.
Reviews for Women's Political Discourse
This volume extends Mayhead and Marshall's edited volume, Navigating Boundaries: The Rhetoric of Women Governors. Recommended.
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