Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/KHrEjV Political Identity in Discourse The Voices of New Zealand Voters By: Jay M. Woodhams Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Print ISBN: 9783030186296, 3030186296 eText ISBN: 9783030186302, 303018630X Copyright year: 2019 Format: EPUB Available from $ 89.99 USD SKU 9783030186302 This book takes an innovative view of language and politics, charting the terrain of political identities and discourses in New Zealand through detailed linguistic analysis of interactions with its voters. The author first sets out the geographical and sociopolitical context, examining how the constraints of a small and isolated country interact with widespread social values such as egalitarianism. He then delves into the multiple nature of identities and explores how Kiwis form their political selves through informal talk with others and in engagement with their physical and discursive surroundings. In doing so, the author provides an in-depth exploration of New Zealand political culture, identity and discourse, and sheds light on how we use language to become political people. This book will be of interest to linguists, political scientists and sociologists working with discourse analysis.
