Understanding language. The mysteries of political tone
Societal forces. Diversity and the accommodating tone ; Partisanship and the balanced tone ; Modernity and the urgent tone ; Institutions and the assertive tone
Personal forces. Scandal and the resilient tone ; Complexity and the measured tone ; Inexperience and the neighborly tone ; Ambition and the wandering tone
Beyond language. The possibilities of political tone.
Political tone : how leaders talk and why by Roderick P. Hart. ISBN 9780226023151. Published by The University of Chicago Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.