Offers a conceptual foundation for nonviolent rhetoric.

Looks at the critical role of community members and other interested parties in environmental policy decision making.

Contributors engage the communication issues associated with violence in families, including interspousal violence and violent parents and children.

Using penetrating, in-depth interviews, examines the individual political development of young adults in post-1960s America, and the roles that news media play in that development.

An insider explores the transformation of ballroom dance into an Olympic sport.

Examines the ways Daoist (Taoist) thought may contribute to an understanding of human communication.

Offers a revised understanding of human subjectivity that avoids the extremes of both traditional humanism and cultural relativism.

Presents a theory of discursive co-construction of problems, or how characters are portrayed in the telling of events.

Drawing on examples from contemporary life, Woodward explores rhetorical conditions that create powerful moments of identification.

Explores new ways to think about privacy and disclosure.

Examines the representation of women in the media.

Tells the story of the relationship between two of the last century's foremost scholars of dialogue, philosopher Martin Buber and psychotherapist Carl Rogers.

Explores antagonistic encounters between people, both individuals and groups, and governments.

Advocates applying a spirit of play to everyday life.

Offers insight and practical guidance for people interested in improving their interpersonal relationships in an age of rampant cynicism.

A colorful ethnography of an Italian ladies' club, this book explores the historical and linguistic importance of the women's language and behavior.

Kenneth Burke was an influential thinker, literary critic, and rhetorician in the transition between the 20th and 21st centuries. This volume, edited by an influential Burkean scholar, addresses the question: Who was Burke and how can his work be helpful to those who must face new problems and challenges?

A critique of Rorty's own provocative political philosophy, as well as an in-depth look at both the issues concerning the relationship between the public and the private, and arguments on the role of reason in liberal political discourse generally.

A thought-provoking look at how silence is embedded in our language, society, and institutions. Sexual harassment is explored as an example.

A corrected and extensively annotated version of the sole meeting between two of the most important figures in twentieth-century intellectual life.

How do individuals tell their success stories when they want to secure recognition, but avoid appearing arrogant? By examining success stories of Nobel Prize winners, athletes, and Mary Kay Cosmetics consultants, this work analyzes this fundamental type of interpersonal communication.

Examines the nature of rhetorical theory and criticism, the rhetoric of science, and the impact of poststructuralism and postmodernism on contemporary accounts of rhetoric.

This interdisciplinary conversation discusses the nature of language.

Leading scholars of classical rhetoric address contemporary topics in Greek rhetoric and oratory.

Argues that the legitimacy of the Chinese government relies on two factors: the national myth of revolution and ideological orthodoxy.