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Brummett, Barry, 1951-

A rhetoric of style / Barry Brummett. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xv, 190 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and indexes.

Preface: Style and rhetoric -- Style at the center of popular culture -- The social and commercial structuring of style -- The political consequences of style -- A rhetoric of style for the twenty-first century -- Gun-culture style and its rhetoric in the United States.

ISBN: 9781441619396 (electronic bk.) 1441619399 (electronic bk.) 9780809328581 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0809328585 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Semiotics--Social aspects.
Style (Philosophy)
Language and culture.
Rhetoric.
Mass media and culture--United States.
Style (Philosophie)
Langage et culture.
Rhétorique.
Médias et culture--États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Communication Studies.
Language and culture.
Mass media and culture.
Rhetoric.
Semiotics--Social aspects.
Style (Philosophy)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P99.4.S62 / B78 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 302.2