{ "item_title" : "Language of Power", "item_author" : [" Jeffrey Iverson "], "item_description" : "Language of Power: Legal Reasoning, Political Messaging, and the Struggle for Public Meaning explores how authority is built, contested, and communicated through the words that shape law and politics. Edited by Jeffrey Iverson, this volume brings together scholars, jurists, and communicators to examine the deep interplay between legal discourse and political persuasion-how courts, governments, and movements use language not only to justify decisions but to define reality itself.In an age of disinformation, constitutional strain, and global interdependence, the book asks a pressing question: how does power speak, and how do publics learn to listen? Each chapter traces the communicative foundations of political legitimacy-from the rhetoric of judicial reasoning and the symbolism of constitutional texts to the emotional force of protest language and the global translation of human rights norms. The contributors reveal that law is not a static system of rules but a living conversation, and that political messaging is not mere performance but a struggle over meaning, identity, and truth.Language of Power moves across scales-from national courts to international tribunals, from transitional justice commissions to digital media networks-to show how legal and political communication shape the moral architecture of public life. It examines how legal rhetoric reassures and manipulates, how sovereignty is narrated and defended, how rights are translated into everyday speech, and how global norms are reframed within domestic politics. Through these studies, the book illuminates the communicative techniques by which authority is claimed and contested, and the ways citizens, activists, and institutions negotiate the boundaries of legitimacy.Iverson's editorial vision situates the volume at the intersection of law, communication, and political theory. The essays combine historical depth with rhetorical analysis, offering readers a panoramic view of how legal reasoning and political messaging intertwine to produce the stories nations tell about themselves. The book's tone is analytical yet accessible, inviting scholars, practitioners, and engaged citizens to see language as the medium through which justice is imagined and democracy sustained.Ultimately, Language of Power argues that the future of democratic life depends not only on the strength of institutions but on the clarity and integrity of the words that sustain them. Law and politics are communicative acts-performances of persuasion, interpretation, and belief. To study their language is to study the very substance of power itself.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/825/775/9798257753572_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "19.95", "online_price" : "19.95", "our_price" : "19.95", "club_price" : "19.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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