37.2602, Books: Discourses of War and Peace: Ilie (ed.) (2026)

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Date: 04-Aug-2026
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Discourses of War and Peace: Ilie (ed.) (2026)


Title: Discourses of War and Peace
Subtitle: 21st century perspectives
Series Title: Pragmatics & Beyond New Series   355
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: John Benjamins
           http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/pbns.355

Editor(s): Cornelia Ilie

eBook ISBN:  9789027243836 Pages:  329 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027243836 Pages:  329 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027243836 Pages:  329 Price: U.S. $ 163.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234322 Pages:  329 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234322 Pages:  329 Price: Europe EURO 132.50
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234322 Pages:  329 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234322 Pages:  329 Price: U.S. $ 163.00

Abstract:

The goal of this volume is to explore and make sense of the overall
scope, implications and consequences of shifting discourses of war,
peace and neutrality across time and space, in relation to
conflict-ridden geopolitical environments characterized by power
struggles, political polarizations, divergent goal settings and
ideological confrontations (from the Russo-Japanese war, 1904–1905, to
Russia’s war against Ukraine, 2022-present). Through a broad range of
cutting-edge case studies (Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Poland,
Romania, Russia/Soviet Union/Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, The
Netherlands, Ukraine, USA), the authors go beyond mainstream studies
on war and peace by challenging existing paradigms and undergoing
in-depth scrutiny of discourse argumentation strategies, historical
metanarratives, reflective storytelling and visual mediatization.
Readers are called upon to reflect on, evaluate and discuss issues
raised by questions like the following: To what extent are dogmatic
and power-based discourse practices consequential in the evolution of
political language and the language of international diplomacy
regarding processes of war, peace and neutrality? In what ways have
the mainstream and alternative news media changed the war reporting
style, the audience-oriented verbal and visual communication
strategies, and the emotion-triggering narratives?
Reaching beyond the boundaries of pragmatics and discourse analysis,
this book should be a valuable resource for researchers and
practitioners of rhetoric, argumentation, media studies, history,
social and political sciences.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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