This volume examines crucial moments in the rhetoric of the Cold War, beginning with an exploration of American neutrality and the debate over entering World War II.
Other topics include the long-distance debate carried on over international radio between Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt; understanding and interpreting World War II propaganda; domestic radio following the war and the use of Abraham Lincoln narratives as vehicles for American propaganda; the influence of foreign policy agents Dean Acheson, Paul Nitze, and George Kennan; and the rhetoric of former presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
Ultimately, this volume offers a broad-based look at the rhetoric framing the Cold War and in doing so offers insight into the political climate of today.
| ISBN: | 9781611862935 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2018 |
| Author: | Martin J Medhurst |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 544 pages |
| Series: | A Rhetorical History of the United States : Significant Moments in American Public Discourse |
| Genres: |
Second World War Cold wars and proxy conflicts Modern warfare Speaking in public: advice and guides Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics History of the Americas Language: reference and general |