Stephen L Browne

Jefferson's Call for Nationhood: The First Inaugural Address (Library of Presidential Rhetoric)

Widely celebrated in its own time, Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address commands the regard of Americans from across the political spectrum. Delivered as the young nation found itself embroiled in bitter partisan struggles, the speech has been hailed as the Sermon on the Mount of good governme...

Aid and Influence: Do Donors Help or Hinder?

Aid is always a means of influence: political, commercial, military and security-related. Some influence is benign, but much of it is coercive, even 'imperialistic'. Given the nature of aid, its effectiveness should be judged not only in developmental terms, but in terms of international relations. ...

Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination (Rhetoric & Public Affairs)

Abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer, Angelina Grimké (1805-79) was among the first women in American history to seize the public stage in pursuit of radical social reform. "I will lift up my voice like a trumpet," she proclaimed, "and show this people their transgressions." An...

Post-2015 UN Development: Making Change Happen? (Global Institutions)

In 2000, at the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders agreed to the Millennium Declaration. The Declaration included development targets to be reached by 2015, which were to become known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Progress has been made towards the achievement of the MDGs,...

United Nations Development Programme and System (UNDP) (Global Institutions)

This volume provides a short and accessible introduction to the organization that serves as the primary coordinator of the work of the UN system throughout the developing world –the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The book: traces the origins and evolution of UNDP, outlining how a cent...

Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action (Lexington Studies in Political Communication)

Covering a broad range of rhetorical perspectives, Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to rhetorical criticism. Throughout the text, sample essays written by noted experts provide students with models for writing their own crit...

Framing Public Memory (Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit)

A collection of essays by prominent scholars from many disciplines on the construction of public memories.

Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination

Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination

Foreign Aid in Practice

Beyond Aid: From Patronage to Partnership

Edmund Burke and the Discourse of Virtue