Discourse, dictators and democrats :: Russia's place in a global process /

Many people take the trouble to vote even though each voter's prospect of deciding the election is nearly nil. Russians vote even when pervasive electoral fraud virtually eliminates even that slim chance. Could people vote or protest because they stop considering their own chances and start to...

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1. Verfasser: Anderson, Richard (Richard Davis), 1950-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:Many people take the trouble to vote even though each voter's prospect of deciding the election is nearly nil. Russians vote even when pervasive electoral fraud virtually eliminates even that slim chance. Could people vote or protest because they stop considering their own chances and start to think about an identity shared with others? With this in mind, Discourse, Dictators and Democrats presents a ground-breaking theory of what language use does to politics.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409467090
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