African American Rhetoric(s): Interdisciplinary Perspectives by Richardson, Elaine B.; Ronald L Jackson II - Editors - 2004

Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2004. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Near Fine clothbound hardcover with a hint of wear at the extremities, a touch of handling wear and a light bump to the heel in a Fine dust jacket with light crimping at the heel and crown. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Edited by Elaine B. Richardson; Ronald L. Jackson II; foreword by Jacqueline Jones Royster; introduction by Keith Gilyard; contributions by Shirley Wilson Logan, Kali Tal, Gwendolyn D. Pough, Jacqueline K. Bryant, Kimmika L. H. Williams, Clinton Crawford, Lena Ampadu, Elaine B. Richardson, Victoria Cliett, Adam J. Banks, Kermit E. Campbell, Vorris L. Nunley, Joyce Irene Middleton, and William W. Cook. 328 pages; 9.25 x 6.25 inches. A total of seven contributors have autographed this volume: SIGNED BY RICHARDSON on the title page and inscribed; further, SIGNED BY GILYARD, LOGAN, POUGH, AMPADU, MIDDLETON and COOK next to their names on the table of contents. Additionally, Ampadu has added an inscription at the end of the toc and signed again. "African American Rhetoric(s) is an introduction to fundamental concepts and a systematic integration of historical and contemporary lines of inquiry in the study of African American rhetorics. The volume explores culturally and discursively developed forms of knowledge, communicative practices, and persuasive strategies rooted in freedom struggles by people of African ancestry in America."