Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
Author(s): George Lakoff
Donit Think of an Elephant! is the definitive handbook for understanding what happened in the 2004 US election and communicating effectively about key issues facing America today. Author George Lakoff has become a key advisor to the Democratic party, helping them develop their message and frame the political debate. In this book Lakoff explains how conservatives think, and how to counter their arguments. His years of research and work with environmental and political leaders have been distilled into this essential guide, which shows progressives how to think in terms of values instead of programmes, and why people vote for their values and identities, often against their best interests. Donit Think of An Elephant! is the antidote to the last forty years of conservative strategizing and the right wingis stranglehold on political dialogue in the United States
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George Lakoff is a Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a founding senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute. He is one of the world's best-known linguists. Since the mid-1980s he has been applying cognitive linguistics to the study of politics, especially the framing of public political debate. He is the author of the influential book, Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think (2nd edition, 2002).
Foreword by Howard Dean Introduction by Don Hazen Preface: Reframing Is Social Change Part I: Theory and Application Framing 101: How to Take Back Public Discourse Enter the Terminator! Whatis in a Word? Plenty, if Itis Marriage Metaphors of Terror Metaphors That Kill Betrayal of Trust: Beyond Lying Part II: From Theory to Action What the Right Wants What Unites Progressives FAQ How to Respond to Conservatives
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- : Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- : Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- : 0.186
- : 30 November 1989
- : 216mm X 138mm X 10mm
- : United States
- : books
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- : George Lakoff
- : Paperback
- : 320.5130973
- : 144
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