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Demonstrates how proverbs and to a lesser extent proverbial expressions, have played a significant role in political life during the 20th century. Takes as major examples the speeches and writings of Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman to show how proverbs can be brought into the service of most any ideology. Also traces the use of proverbs and their cartoon analogues during the five decades of Cold War propaganda, and proverbial slurs against Native Americans and Asian Americans. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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  • Author : Wolfgang Mieder
  • Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Total Pages : 278 pages
  • ISBN : 9780299154547
  • PDF File Size : 30,5 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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The Politics of Proverbs

The Politics of Proverbs
  • Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • File Size : 26,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 07 June 1997
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Demonstrates how proverbs and to a lesser extent proverbial expressions, have played a significant role in political life during the 20th century. Takes as major examples the speeches and writings

Proverbs Are The Best Policy

Proverbs Are The Best Policy
  • Publisher : Unknown Publisher
  • File Size : 44,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 30 October 2005
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Mieder introduces this survey with an examination of what characterizes American proverbs, what are their origins, and how they have spread internationally with the expansion of America's political role. He

Proverbs

Proverbs
  • Publisher : Greenwood
  • File Size : 53,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 30 June 2004
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Gives high school students, undergraduates, and general readers an introductory overview of proverbs in world culture.

A Dictionary of American Proverbs

A Dictionary of American Proverbs
  • Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
  • File Size : 43,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 07 June 1992
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Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was actually

Behold the Proverbs of a People

Behold the Proverbs of a People
  • Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
  • File Size : 24,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 30 October 2014
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The thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international

"Right Makes Might"

  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • File Size : 42,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 May 2019
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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb, Right makes might, (opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right) in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb,

"Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words"

  • Publisher : Peter Lang
  • File Size : 38,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 07 June 2024
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"This book presents a composite picture of the richness of proverbs as significant expressions of folk wisdom as is manifest from their appearance in art, culture, folklore, history, literature, and

"Right Makes Might"

  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • File Size : 45,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 04 April 2019
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“A powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore.” —Choice In 1860, Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb Right makes might—opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right—

Beyond the Political Spider

Beyond the Political Spider
  • Publisher : African Books Collective
  • File Size : 31,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 28 October 2021
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Beyond the Political Spider: Critical Issues in African Humanities by Kwesi Yankah is the first title in the newly established African Humanities Association (AHA) publication series. By integrating his own

The Routledge Book of World Proverbs

The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • File Size : 42,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 27 September 2006
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The Routledge Book of World Proverbs draws together proverbs that transcend culture, time and space to provide an enduring collection that is both useful and enjoyable.