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The Language of Resistance: Rhetorical Tactics and Symbols of Popular Protest in Germany
Author(s) -
Linke Uli
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
city and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1548-744X
pISSN - 0893-0465
DOI - 10.1525/city.1988.2.2.127
Subject(s) - rhetorical question , nationalism , resistance (ecology) , bureaucracy , focus (optics) , romance , politics , sociology , political science , media studies , linguistics , literature , law , art , ecology , physics , optics , biology , philosophy
Popular protests in postwar germany are sparked by a wide range of environmental concerns, which have become known collectively as "green" issues. While the overt focus of these protests is directed against urban and technological expansion, the symbolic discourse of the "green" movement constitutes a form of resistance, a way of reacting rhetorically to an increasing bureaucratization of expressive culture. My research reveals that the diverse metaphors of protest draw on both romantic and nationalist perceptions of the city. [Germany, urban protest movements, political language, symbolic discourse, nationalism]