Imperial mission and manifest destiny: a case study of political myth in rhetorical discourse

• Jeff D. Bass ^[1] ; Richard Cherwitz ^[2]
  1. [1] Lamar University

     Lamar University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of Iowa

     University of Iowa

     City of Iowa City, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Southern communication journal, ISSN 1041-794X, Vol. 43, nº 3, 1977, págs. 213-232
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • By differentiating between the concepts “myth” and “ideology,” this study accounts for the rise in popularity of imperialist policies in the United States and Great Britain at the end of the nineteenth century. Specifically, it is argued that the use of mythically grounded rhetorical appeals by proponents of empire explains the ultimate defeat of the anti‐imperialist movement in both Britain and the United States.