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The Language of Interstate Relations
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The Language of Interstate Relations : In Search of Personification

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 1137332697
ISBN-13 9781137332691
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Aug 15th, 2013
Print length 242 Pages
Weight 426 grams
Dimensions 22.30 x 14.40 x 1.60 cms
Ksh 8,100.00
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In challenging the widely held belief in the ubiquity of the personification of the political state, this book strives to de-politicize research and to de-mystify conceptual metaphor. Opposed to mainstream cognitive assumptions, it provides detailed data-driven research and one realistic solution to many of the dilemmas.

The language of international relations theory and practice has traditionally been claimed metaphorical. Among several metaphors discussed in the literature, the ''state is a person'' metaphor has been unanimously claimed as pervading the language of world affairs. This book challenges the cognitive dogma of the ubiquity and pervasiveness of the personification of the political state, both in its conceptual and linguistic varieties. The detailed data-driven research provides ample evidence against the widely held view of the ubiquity of this metaphor. It also casts doubt on the overrated role of metonymy in the language of international politics. Polemical in nature, the book critiques conceptual metaphor for its contribution to the growing ideologization of research. It offers a cognitive and realistic solution to many of the dilemmas.


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