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This edited volume analyzes political speeches in the last thirty years from a discourse analysis perspective. In real and fictitious political speeches, as important as the contents, are the emotions these texts elicit, moving audiences to support a running candidate or to endorse a political decision. By political speeches we encompass political speeches given in political meetings and rallies as well as parliamentary discourse in various legislative bodies in real life or in fiction contexts. Public authorities’ declarations and statements can also be considered.

"Fighting for the Higher Law is not just the most comprehensive study to date of Transcendentalism's relationship to the abolitionist movement but a gripping story to boot." ~Journal of American History

"Ogren offers an insightful revisionist take on how esoteric Jewish texts shaped American religious thought in the 17th and 18th centuries ... Historians of American Judaism must take a look." ~Publishers Weekly

“This book is an innovative and forward-thinking project that pushes us to reimagine what a committed feminist book on the American West might look like in our current moment. It includes lively and informative interviews that emerged from insightful questions.”—Susan Kollin, author of Captivating Westerns: The Middle East in the American West

Join us for a celebration of new research in American Environmental Studies! We are especially encouraging PGRs and ECRs working on environmental topics to join as we hope this event can be an opportunity to network and socialise.

Join the Rothermere American Institute (RAI) in-person or online at 5pm UK time for expert discussion of what happened in the 2024 US elections. Panellists include: Adam Smith (chair), RAI Director and Professor of US Politics and Political History. Jason Casellas, ABC News election decision desk. Kimberley Johnson, Visiting Professor of American Government. Clare Malone, New Yorker staff writer. Mike Murphy, Republican political strategist and media consultant.