The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words Tapa blanda - 1999
de Deborah Tannen
The war on drugs, the battle of the sexes, political turf combat--in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and influence our thinking. In this fascinating book, Tannen shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is and how it can be made better in public and private.
Primera línea
This is not another book about civility.
Descripción de contraportada
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS LINGUIST OFFERS A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE--AND A REVOLUTIONARY LANGUAGE TO LIVE BY!
In her #1 bestseller You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen showed why talking to someone of the opposite sex can be like talking to someone from another world. Now Tannen is back with another groundbreaking book, this time widening her lens to examine the way we communicate in public--in the media, in politics, in our courtrooms, and classrooms--once again letting us see in a new way forces that have powerfully shaped our lives. The war on drugs, the battle of the sexes, political turf combat--in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and influence our thinking. We approach anything we need to accomplish as a fight between two opposing sides. In this fascinating book, Tannen shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is, the forms it takes, and how it affects us every day--sometimes in useful ways, but often causing damage.
The Argument Culture is a remarkable book that will change forever the way you perceive--and communicate with--the world.
Descripción de la solapa
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS LINGUIST OFFERS A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE--AND A REVOLUTIONARY LANGUAGE TO LIVE BY!
In her #1 bestseller You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen showed why talking to someone of the opposite sex can be like talking to someone from another world. Now Tannen is back with another groundbreaking book, this time widening her lens to examine the way we communicate in public--in the media, in politics, in our courtrooms, and classrooms--once again letting us see in a new way forces that have powerfully shaped our lives. The war on drugs, the battle of the sexes, political turf combat--in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and influence our thinking. We approach anything we need to accomplish as a fight between two opposing sides. In this fascinating book, Tannen shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is, the forms it takes, and how it affects us every day--sometimes in useful ways, but often causing damage.
The Argument Culture is a remarkable book that will change forever the way you perceive--and communicate with--the world.
Detalles
- Título The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words
- Autor Deborah Tannen
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición [ Edition: first
- Páginas 384
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 1999-02-09
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780345407511 / 0345407512
- Peso 0.7 libras (0.32 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.08 x 5.19 x 0.85 pulgadas (20.52 x 13.18 x 2.16 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Persuasion (Rhetoric), Debates and debating
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 98096662
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.001
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