At War with Words

by Daniel N. Nelson

Book Overview

In a new era of global conflict involving non-state actors, At War with Words offers a provocative perspective on the role of language in the genesis, conduct and consequence of mass violence. Sociolinguistics meets political science and communication studies in order to examine interdependence between armed conflict and language. As phenomena attributed only to humans, both armed conflict and language are visible on two axes: language as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110176491
• ISBN13: 9783110176490
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 503 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary