The Rhetorical Uses of the Authorizing Figure: Fidel Castro and Jose Marti

By Donald E. Rice

Rice analyzes the rhetoric of the Cuban revolution and Fidel Castro's use of Jose Marti. He discusses how the authorizing figure defines and unifies the emerging revolutionary movement, contributes to the application of the sanctioning authority of the state, and legitimizes the revolutionary vision over time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275942147
• ISBN13: 9780275942144
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.8"