The symbolic earth : discourse and our creation of the environment / James G. Cantrill & Christine L. Oravec, editors.

Other author Cantrill, James G. (James Gerard), 1955-
Other author Oravec, Christine L. (Christine Lena), 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoLexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1996.
Description284 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Environmentalism.
Environmental policy--United States.

Contents Tracking the elusive jeremiad : the rhetorical character of American environmental discourse / John Opie & Norbert Elliot -- Naturalizing communication and culture / Donal Carbaugh -- To stand outside oneself : the sublime in the discourse of natural scenery / Christine L. Oravec -- Perceiving environmental discourse : the cognitive playground / James G. Cantrill -- Environmental advocacy in the corridors of government / Michael E. Kraft & Diana Wuertz -- Retalking environmental discourses from a feminist perspective : the radical potential of ecofeminism / Connie Bullis -- "What to do with the Mountain People?" : the darker side of the successful campaign to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Bruce J. Weaver -- Plastics as a "natural resource" : perspective by incongruity for an industry in crisis / Patricia Paystrup -- Valuation analysis in environmental policy making : how economic models limit possibilities for environmental advocacy / Tarla Rai Peterson & Markus J. Peterson -- Liberal and pragmatic trends in the discourse of green consumerism / M. Jimmie Killingsworth & Jacqueline S. Palmer -- The mass media "discover" the environment : influences on environmental reporting in the first twenty years / David B. Sachsman -- Media frames and environmental discourse : the case of "focus logjam" / Harold P. Schlechtweg.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96005956
ISBN0813119731 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813108837 (paper : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GE195 .S97 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold