| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019022509 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780810141124 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
320.014 BA TH |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Ball, James R. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Theater of state : |
| Subtitle |
a dramaturgy of the United Nations |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
James R. Ball III |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Northwestern : |
| Publisher |
Northwestern University Press, |
| Date |
c2019. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 210 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill. ; |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
Introduction: "Big Heart, Tiny Legs I Guess" -- "Purpose Is but the Slave to Memory": Narrative and History in the Security Council -- "To Be Seen Is to Be Doomed": The Force of Spectatorship in UN Peacekeeping -- "The World of the Rulers Is the World of the Spectacle" : Time and Reiteration in Diplomatic Speech -- "To Receive an Impression Is to Make an Impression" : Clapping Along with the Secretary-General -- "Between One Person and Another" : Interfacing with Institutions at the International Criminal Court -- "No More Than a Piece of Paper" : The Written Word in a Theater of States -- Epilogue: "On Notice" and "Taking Names". |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
"Theater of State is a study of performance at the United Nations and other international institutions. Ball uses theater theory to analyze the acts of diplomats and the political interventions made by performing artists"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Communication in politics |
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| Topical Heading |
Persuasion (Rhetoric) |
| General |
Political aspects |
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| Topical Heading |
Diplomacy |
| General |
Political aspects |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Theater |
| General |
Political aspects |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uow.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61UOW_INST/ihdge1/alma991003440092206666 |
| Public note |
Ebook |
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53311 |
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10926 |
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53312 |
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53313 |
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53314 |