{"product_id":"political-oratory-and-cartooning-9781118306062","title":"Political Oratory and Cartooning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Oratory and Cartooning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Ethnography of Democratic Processes in Madagascar \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful, detailed, and substantial, this book has much to say to students of language and followers of politics, not to mention those of us passionate about both and how they interact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia R. Dominguez,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Gutgsell Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy don't more people write books like this? Jennifer Jackson's brilliant insights on Malagasy cartooning, oratory, and political culture are not only a breath of fresh air for the anthropological study of political language, but a genuinely creative contribution to the study of global democracy.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Graeber,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \u003ci\u003ekabary \u003c\/i\u003ein the island nation of Madagascar, political oratory jostles with political cartoon satire in competing for public attention and shaping opinion. The apparent simplicity of these modes of political commentary concea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is highly recommended to all and Wiley-Blackwell should be persuaded to circulate a reasonably priced paper edition immediately.”  (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Ethnologist\u003c\/i\u003e, 16 February 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Orthography x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: “Look Out! The Sleeping Locusts Awake” 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A History of Language and Politics in Madagascar 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Structural and Social Organization of \u003ci\u003eKabary Politika \u003c\/i\u003e65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Structural and Social Organization of \u003ci\u003eKisarisary Politika \u003c\/i\u003e(Political Cartooning) 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Building Publics through Interanimating and Shifting Registers 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 “Stop Acting Like a Slave”: The Ideological and Aesthetic Dimensions of Syntax and Register in Political \u003ci\u003eKabary \u003c\/i\u003eand Political Cartooning 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 “That’s What You Think”: Arguing Representations of Truth in Language 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion: The Constraints and Possibilities of Democracy 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 241\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406849024343,"sku":"9781118306062","price":85.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118306062.jpg?v=1730497331","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-oratory-and-cartooning-9781118306062","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}