Contents // List of figures and tables viii // Preface ix // Acknowledgements xiii // PART I // Political animals as articulate mammals 1 // 1 Politics and language 3 // 2 Language and politics 16 // 3 Interaction 30 // 4 Representation 48 // PART II // The domestic arena 67 // 5 Political interviews 69 // 6 Parliamentary language 92 // 7 Foreigners 110 // PART III // The global arena 135 // 8 Distant places 137 // 9 Worlds apart 154 // 10 The role of religion 173 // PART IV // Concluding thoughts 195 // 11 Towards a theory of language and politics 197 // Appendix 206 // Notes 207 // Bibliography 213 // Name index 221 // Subject index 224