Routledge Handbook of Comparative World Rhetorics

<p>The Routledge Handbook of Comparative World Rhetorics offers a broad and comprehensive understanding of comparative or world rhetoric from ancient times to the modern day. Bringing together an international team of established and emergent scholars this <i>Handbook </i>looks beyond Greco-Roman traditions in the study of rhetoric to provide an international cross-cultural study of communication practices around the globe. </p><p>With dedicated sections covering theory and practice history pedagogy hybrids and the modern context this extensive collection will provide the reader with a solid understanding of: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>how comparative rhetoric evolved</li> <p> </p> <li>how it re-defines and expands the field of rhetorical studies</li> <p> </p> <li>what it contributes to our understanding of human communication</li> <p> </p> <li>its implications for the advancement of related fields such as composition technology language studies and literacy.</li> </ul><p>In a world where understanding how people communicate argue and persuade is as important as understanding their languages <i>The Routledge Handbook of Comparative World Rhetorics</i> is an essential resource for scholars and students of communication composition rhetoric cultural studies cultural rhetoric cross-cultural studies transnational studies translingual studies and languages. </p>