African Athens

<p><i>An African Athens</i> offers an analysis of a new ecology of rhetoric--the reshaping of a nation into a democracy through rhetorical means. Author Philippe-Joseph Salazar provides a general view of issues as they have taken shape in the apartheid and post-apartheid South African experience presenting the country as a remarkable stage for playing out the great themes of public deliberation and the rise of postmodern rhetorical democracy. Salazar's intimate vantage point focuses on the striking case of a democracy won at the negotiating table and also won every day in public deliberation. <br><br> This volume presents a full-scale rhetorical analysis of a democratic transformation in post-Cold War era and provides a study of the demise of apartheid and post-apartheid from the standpoint of political and public rhetoric and communication. In doing so it serves as a template for similar enquiries in the rhetorical study of emerging democracies. <br><br> Intended for readers engaged in the study of political and public rhetoric with an interest in how democracy takes shape <i>An African Athens</i> highlights South Africa as a test case for global democracy for rhetoric and for the relevance of rhetoric studies in a postmodern democracy.</p>