The All New Don't Think of an Elephant

Resumen del libro

Don't Think of an Elephant! is the definitive handbook for understanding what happened in the 2004 election and communicating effectively about key issues facing America today. Author George Lakoff has become a key advisor to the Democratic party, helping them develop their message and frame the political debate. In this book Lakoff explains how conservatives think, and how to counter their arguments. He outlines in detail the traditional American values that progressives hold, but are often unable to articulate. Lakoff also breaks down the ways in which conservatives have framed the issues, and provides examples of how progressives can reframe the debate. Lakoff's years of research and work with environmental and political leaders have been distilled into this essential guide, which shows progressives how to think in terms of values instead of programs, and why people vote their values and identities, often against their best interests. Don't Think of An Elephant! is the antidote to the last forty years of conservative strategizing and the right wing's stranglehold on political dialogue in the United States. Read it, take actionand help take America back.

Biografía del autor

George Lakoff (Bayonne, Nueva Jersey, 1941) es lingüista y científico cognitivo. Ha sido profesor en la Universidad de California y también en las universidades de Harvard y Michigan. En la actualidad es director del Center for the Neural Mind x{0026} 38; Society de la Universidad de California. Lakoff es el fundador de la lingüística generativa, que traslada el foco de atención de la gramática de la sintaxis al significado, pero sobre todo esconocido por su teoría de la metáfora conceptual, que sostiene que las metáforas nos permiten estructurar unos conceptos a partir de otros, y por sus análisis políticos relacionados con la materia.