{"product_id":"histories-of-ethos-james-s-s-baumlin-9783036517001","title":"Histories of Ethos: World Perspectives on Rhetoric","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this collection aim to waken contemporary discussions of ethos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(and of rhetoric generally) from their Western, classical-Aristotelian slumbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestern rhetoric was never univocal in its theory or practice of ethos: the essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein this collection provide proof of this. The contributors aimed to shake rhetoric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout of its Eurocentrism: the traditions of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia sustain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir own models of ethos and lead us to reconsider rhetoric in its rich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evariety-what ethos was, is, and will become. This collection is groundbreaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein its attempt to outline the diversity of argument, trust, and authority beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea singular, dominant perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers readers a choice of itineraries: thematic, geographic, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorical. Essays may be read individually or cumulatively, as exercises in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomparative rhetoric. In taking a world perspective, Histories of Ethos will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprove a seminal discussion. Its comparative approach will help readers appreciate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe commonalities and the distinctions in competing cultural-discursive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epractices-in what brings us together and what drives us apart as communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, it is the editors' hope that, out of this historical, multicultural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edialogue, some new perspectives on ethos may come forward to broaden our\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscussion and reach of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James S. S. Baumlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3036517006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783036517001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mdpi AG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d","brand":"James S. S. Baumlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073557229823,"sku":"9783036517001","price":63.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a65c95dc-c25a-4bf0-8e52-5da1cc9a49c1.jpg?v=1685448525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/histories-of-ethos-james-s-s-baumlin-9783036517001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}