{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-of-oil-in-heather-graves-9781138484375","title":"The Rhetoric of Oil in the Twenty-First Century: Government, Corporate, and Activist Discourses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines mass communication and civic participation in the age of oil, analyzing the rhetorical and discursive ways that governments and corporations shape public opinion and public policy and activists attempt to reframe public debates to resist corporate framing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the twenty-first century, oil has become a subject of civic deliberation. Environmental concerns have intensified, questions of indigenous rights have arisen, and private and public investment in energy companies has become open to deliberation. International contributors use local events as a starting point to explore larger issues associated with oil-dependent societies and cultures. This interdisciplinary collection synthesizes work in the energy humanities, rhetorical studies and environmental studies to analyze the global discourse of oil from the start of the twentieth century into the era of transnational corporations of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be a vital text for scholars in communication studies, the energy humanities and in environmental studies. Case studies are framed accessibly, and the theoretical lenses are accessible across disciplines, making it ideal for a post-graduate and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eadvanced undergraduate audience in these fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138484377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138484375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020","brand":"Heather Graves","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924197081343,"sku":"9781138484375","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1090d4cb-2c5c-4390-bffb-467fb722f4b3.jpg?v=1681069045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rhetoric-of-oil-in-heather-graves-9781138484375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}