Constructing a new political spectacle: Tactics of Chen Shui-bian's 2000 and 2004 inaugural speeches

Discourse and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 583-608

  Cheng, Maria ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chen Shui bian; Inaugural speech; Political discourse; Presidential rhetoric; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747874045     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: 14603624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926506066297     Document Type: Review

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