This work treats presidential leadership as persuasive communication. The major theories of presidential leadership found in the literature establish the central role of persuasion, and introduce the interpretive systems approach to political communication as a theoretical framework for the study of presidential leadership as persuasion. Case studies examine recent presidents' use of public persuasion to perform their leadership functions. Particular attention is devoted to coalitional constraints on presidential pardoning rhetoric, presidential leadership through the politics of division, the political significance of conflicting political narratives, the sermonic nature of much 20th-century presidential discourse, the difficulties inherent in persuading the public to make sacrifices, and the dangers of relying too heavily on public rhetoric. The concluding chapter considers the rhetoric that contributed to the demise of the Bush presidency, the election of Bill Clinton, and the challenges facing the Clinton presidency.

The White House Speaks: Presidential Leadership as Persuasion (Praeger Series in Political Communication)

Politics & Social Sciences

Smith, Craig A.

Smith, Kathy B.

Social Sciences

Praeger

Review\n“In the twenty-first century, we cannot think about the future of Asianism without turning to the rise of China. Craig A. Smith’s book makes a serious contribution by exploring the genealogy of Chinese Asianism…His book provides an excellent history of Asianism up to World War II, which is important for understanding attempts to revise Asianism by scholars such as Takeuchi Yoshimi in the postwar period, and helps us to understand the resurgence of China-centered narratives of Asia in the present.”―Viren Murthy, The China Journal\n“The first English-language monograph focusing on Asianist conceptions held by Chinese thinkers, writers and politicians…Smith’s book makes an important contribution to our understanding of how Asianism influenced China–Japan relations in the first half of the 20th century…Highly recommended to everyone interested in Chinese intellectual and political history, China–Japan and China–Asia relations.”―Torsten Weber, China Quarterly\n“The biggest contribution of Dr. Smith’s new book, Chinese Asianism, 1894–1945, is treating Asianism as a product of the dialogue between Chinese and Japanese intellectuals against the backdrop of the global trend of internationalism and pan movements…The author meets the challenge of presenting a balanced picture of an intellectual movement which had once involved many prominent politicians and intellectuals of the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century but which has been stigmatized since the end of World War II due to its association with Japanese imperialism.”―Yue Due, China Review International\nChinese Asianism examines Chinese intellectual discussions of East Asian solidarity, analyzing them in connection with Chinese nationalism and Sino–Japanese relations. Beginning with texts written after the first Sino–Japanese War of 1894 and concluding with Wang Jingwei’s failed government in World War II, Craig Smith engages with a period in which the Chinese empire had crumbled and intellectuals were struggling to adapt to imperialism, new and hegemonic forms of government, and radically different epistemes. He considers a wide range of writings that show the depth of the pre-war discourse on Asianism and the influence it had on the rise of nationalism in China.\nAsianism was a “call” for Asian unity, Smith finds, but advocates of a united and connected Asia based on racial or civilizational commonalities also utilized the packaging of Asia for their own agendas, to the extent that efforts towards international regionalism spurred the construction of Chinese nationalism. Asianism shaped Chinese ideas of nation and region, often by translating and interpreting Japanese perspectives, and leaving behind a legacy in the concepts and terms that persist in the twenty-first century. As China plays a central role in regional East Asian development, Asianism is once again of great importance today.

Chinese Asianism, 1894–1945 (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

Business & Money

Economics

Harvard University Asia Center

A destination for thousands of opera lovers every year and the anchor of Santa Fe's thriving arts scene, the Santa Fe Opera owes its existence to the vision and hard work of one man: John O'Hea Crosby (1926-2002), who created the company when he was only thirty years old and guided its fortunes for the next forty-five years. This book, the first in-depth exploration of Crosby's career, shows how the Opera reflected his passions for music and the arts.
A Vision of Voices depicts the many sides of Crosby--a dreamer and tough-minded businessman, an artistic explorer and conservative programmer, and a competent conductor and sharp critic. His devotion to quality and his obsessive oversight bore an enduring harvest that forever changed Santa Fe, the state of New Mexico, and the operatic world.

A Vision of Voices: John Crosby and the Santa Fe Opera

Humor & Entertainment

University of New Mexico Press

The kingdom of God is one of the Bible's most important themes, yet many Christians today have only the vaguest understanding of what the Kingdom really is. Tragically, apart from an adequate understanding of the Kingdom, we can never fully understand what it means to be made in the Image of God, what victory the gospel truly proclaims or what hope heaven really holds. Craig A. Smith, Ph.D. is a pastor, writer and teacher. He lectures in Theology and New Testament at Denver Seminary and is a popular conference and retreat speaker.

The Kingdom for the Kingless: Learning to Live as Ambassadors of the Now-and-Coming King

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Shepherd Project Press

Part of the Tough Questions - Real Answers series, The Voice tackles one of the most-asked questions of our day: what is God's will for me? From a biblical overview of the ways God communicates to a hard look at whether or not we're willing to do His will when we know it, The Voice will help you hear - and respond - to God in the modern world. Perfect for students and anywone else facing tough decisions in life.

The Voice: Hearing God in the Crowd (Tough Questions: Real Answers)

We all long for God to move in our lives, but are you ready to see it when it happens? The Bible is filled with stories of those who saw God moving and caught the ride of their lives. But for nearly every inspiring example there is a cautionary tale of those who somehow missed the Almighty in their midst. Join Christian pastor, scholar, speaker and author Craig A. Smith for a faith-transforming investigation into what caused these men and women to miss God moving...and learn how not to make the same mistakes! Includes life-application questions, reflections and activities for small group discussion.

How Not To Miss God Moving

This casebook is designed for use in the first year Contracts course offered in U.S. law schools. It is written in a straightforward manner that doesn't "hide the ball" and includes a wide and representative collection of precedent setting cases in the field of Contract Law. The book is divided into the following chapters: 1 Nature of Contract and Consideration, 2. Mutual Assent, 3. The Statute of Frauds, 4. Policing the Bargain, 5. Illegal and Unconscionable Contracts, 6. Contract Interpretation, 7 Remedies for Breach, 8. Performance and Breach, 9. Mistake, Impracticability and Frustration of Purpose, 10. Third Party Rights

The Essential Contract Law Casebook

Business

Craig Smith

This casebook is for use in the law school Civil Procedure course. The topics addressed are, personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, the Erie Doctrine, pleading, joinder of parties and claims, class actions, provisional remedies, discovery, resolution without trial, trials, appeals and former judgments.

The Essential Civil Procedure Casebook, Second Edition

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

This textbook is designed for use in the first year Contracts course offered in U.S. law schools. It is written in a straightforward method that doesn't "hide the ball" while including a wide and representative collection of precedent setting cases in the field of Contract Law. For this Second Edition, additional cases have been added. Each case is followed by questions to enable students to immediately test their understanding and comprehension of the case. There are a series of assessment questions at the end of each chapter.

The Essential Contract Law Casebook, Second Edition

Legal Education

In this challenging book, Craig Smith propounds the novel thesis that the famous lines in 2 Timothy 4 where 'Paul' announces that the time of his departure has come have been misunderstood. This is no farewell speech, Smith avers, and Paul is not intending to pass on the baton to his younger colleague, Timothy. Deploying epistolary analysis and rhetorical criticism, Smith shows that these verses (4.1-8) do not have the literary structure or the vocabulary of a testament or a farewell; rather, they are a 'charge', an authoritative command, comprised of five specific formal elements. This charge form is found also in the exorcism command and in some magical texts, Christian and non-Christian. From this perspective, Paul's being poured out as a libation is his experience of preaching to the Gentiles at his first trial, his 'departure' is the imminent release from prison that he is expecting, the fight he has fought and the race he has finished are his trial that he has withstood. Far from appointing Timothy as his successor, he is contemplating a continued companionship and collegiality as they continue their ministry together.

Timothy's Task, Paul's Prospect: A New Reading of 2 Timothy (New Testament Monographs)

Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd.

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