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OverviewIn Volume Three of this four-volume series, we examine the rhetorical development that occurred during the first two terms of Vladimir Putin's tenure as president of the Russian Federation. Initially, Putin appeared to follow in the path set by his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, vowing that Russia was, at heart, a European nation and would be a westward facing democracy going forward. He even mentioned partnering with the EU and NATO. Eight years later, at the 2007 Munich Security Conference, Putin excoriated the West for, in his words, attempting to create a ""unipolar world"" in which NATO expansion threatened Russia's security, the United States acted as the world's sole ""hegemon,"" and Europe simply followed orders, relinquishing any sense of agency in its own affairs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Cratis Williams , Marilyn J. Young , Michael K. LaunerPublisher: Academic Studies Press Imprint: Academic Studies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.843kg ISBN: 9798887193564Pages: 400 Publication Date: 07 March 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents List of Photos Acknowledgements Contributors Note to Readers Preface Introduction to Volume Three Part One: Initial Considerations 1. The Rhetorical Sources of Putin’s Evolving Governance Philosophy Alexander Panarin Alexander Dugin, 2017 Alexander Dugin, undated Lev Gumilev—Passionarity Party Lev Gumilev and Anna Akhmatova Statue of Lev Gumilev 2. Strategic Goals Underpinning the Struggle to Maintain a Slavic Majority in Russia: Putin, Compatriots, and Fellow Countrymen 3. The Sinking of the Kursk: A Soviet Response to a Russian Tragedy The Kursk Nuclear Submarine 4. The Political Lexicon of Putin the “Democrat” Part Two: Redefinition of the Russian Nation The Russian Tricolor The Russian Coat of Arms The Russian Armed Forces Flag 5. New/Old Russian Symbols as Arguments for Identity Transformation: Reviving Ghosts Is a Tricky Business Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin, 1999 6. Reconstituting the Body Politic: Yeltsin, Putin, and the Struggle for Russian (Self-)Identity 7. Identification, Division, and Consubstantiality Between: A Burkean Assessment of Political Transformations in Post-Soviet Russia 8. Russian National Identity as Argument Construction: An Assessment of Political Transformations in Russia 9. Argumentation, Globalization, and the New Nationalism: Implications and New Directions Part Three: “Democracy in Action” or “Democracy Inaction” 10. Argumentation and Education: Preparing Citizens in Cultures of Democratic Communication 11. Liberty vs. Security in Putin’s “Managed Democracy”: Back to the Future? 12. The Role of Communication in Political Transition: A Review Essay 13. Definition and Political (Un)change: The State of Political Rhetoric in Putin’s Russia 14. The Authoritarian Turn: Vladimir Putin’s 2005 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly 15. Citizen Putin: Presidential Argument and the Invitation to (Democratic) Citizenship Part Four: International Relations Alexei Salmin 16. Foreign Policy Challenges and the Historical “Anchors” of Russian Federation Foreign Policy after September 11, 2001 Vladimir Putin and George Bush, 2001 Vladimir Putin at the UN 17. Managing “Democracy” in the Age of Terrorism: Putin, Bush, and Arguments from Definition Viktor Yushchenko, 2004 Viktor Yanukovich, 2004 18. Presidential Rhetoric on a National and International Scale: The Ukrainian Presidency through the Lens of Russian and Ukrainian Politics Vladimir Putin and Robert Gates, 2007 Angela Merkel in Munich, 2007 Robert Gates, John McCain, and Joseph Lieberman with Angela Merkel, 2007 Robert Gates, John McCain, and Joseph Lieberman with Vladimir Putin, 2007 Robert Gates, John McCain, and Joseph Lieberman in Conversation, 2007 19. Rhetorical and Argumentative Strategies in Putin’s 2007 Munich Speech Afterword Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev Bibliography IndexReviews“In this important volume Professors Williams, Young, and Launer undertake thorough and comprehensive studies of the rhetorical, argumentative, and media strategies that Vladimir Putin has employed in an attempt to shape Russian identity and to relaunch and rehabilitate the Russian empire. The work deepens our understanding of Russian culture, history, politics, and media systems and helps explain Putin’s goals, resentments, and ambitions. Chapters include foundational theoretical examinations of Russian symbols and key terms and case studies of discourse created to manage public crises and controversies. The volume is of course urgently important today given the war in Ukraine and the open confrontation between Putin’s Russia and the Western democratic alliance.” —Thomas Hollihan, University of Southern California ""Williams, Young, and Launer's third volume is a tour de force in its skillful unpacking of Putin's definitional shifts and reconfiguring of the lexicon of Russian ‘democracy.’ Using the tools of rhetorical criticism and argumentation, the authors offer a compelling case for the ways in which Putin's public discourse both reflects and helps construct the movement from a national identity embracing democratic norms to an increasingly authoritative state."" — J. Robert Cox, Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “This much anticipated third volume of a long-standing collaborative project gathers an expansive and revealing rhetorical archive to provide insight into the discursive forces fueling Russia’s gradual abandonment of the project of liberal democratization. In four sections covering the years between 2000 and 2008, the authors explore the philosophical and political exigencies that shaped President Vladimir Putin’s attitudes toward the West, the rhetorical production of Russian national identity in the transition from Yeltsin to Putin’s leadership, Russia’s evolving communication culture as a structural backdrop for its political development, as well as the reorganization of the county’s foreign policy. In each chapter, the reader encounters consistent effort at historical contextualization, painstaking application of rhetorical and argumentation theory, and an impressive body of primary materials that add up to a forceful explication and critique of Russia's slide toward authoritarianism.” — Zornitsa D. Keremidchieva, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Author InformationDavid Cratis Williams is recently retired Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Florida Atlantic University. His scholarship focuses on argumentation, rhetorical theory, and criticism; he is a recognized authority on Kenneth Burke. His work on Russian political discourse began during a meeting in Russia in January 1992. Marilyn J. Young is the Wayne C. Minnick Professor of Communication Emerita at Florida State University. Her research has focused on political argument with an emphasis on the development of political rhetoric and argument in the former Soviet Union, particularly Russia. She remains an active scholar in retirement. Michael K. Launer is Professor Emeritus of Russian at Florida State University. In 1987 he interpreted for the first group of Soviet scientists visiting the United States following the Chernobyl nuclear accident. A State Department certified technical interpreter, he supported Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Energy assistance programs through 2012. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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