Discourses at play : a rhetorical exploration of historical crises using the language of games / Todd S. Frobish.

Author/creator Frobish, Todd author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionxi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- A witch's influence : a game of accusations in Salem -- The atomic bomb decision : Truman, Hiroshima, and the endless nuclear game -- An der Wand tanzen : endgame for the Berlin Wall -- Masks, shots, and social isolation : COVID-19 as global game changer -- Conclusion.
Abstract "Provides rhetorical critics a new method, "rhetorical gameplay," for the evaluation of large-scale and real-world public events"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Frobish, Todd S. Discourses at play New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026 9781978771017
LCCN 2025034060
ISBN9781666970012
ISBN1666970018 hardcover
ISBN9798216391661 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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