| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume). |
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text file |
| Series |
A rhetorical history of the United States ; volume VIII
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Rhetorical history of the United States ; v. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
From the preparedness debates to the evil empire : hearts and minds in wartime rhetoric / Martin J. Medhurst -- "The great debate" : the United States and the world, 1936-1941 / Mary E. Stuckey -- "The great battle of dialectics and rhetoric" : Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, 1937-1939 / Randall L. Bytwerk -- The U.S. home front : archetypal opposition and narrative casting as propaganda strategies in World War II / James J. Kimble -- Lincoln memories as Cold War propaganda : competing scripts of American greatness / Shawn J. Parry-Giles and David S. Kaufer -- Dean Acheson's May 1947 Delta Council speech : rhetorical evolution from the Truman Doctrine to the Marshall Plan / Denise M. Bostdorff -- American gullibility : the route to the December panic of 1950 / Robert P. Newman -- "The logic and rhetoric of power" : George F. Kennan, Paul H. Nitze, and planning for Cold War / Ned O'Gorman -- The rhetorical antecedents to Vietnam, 1945-1965 / Gregory A. Olson, George N. Dionisopoulos, and Steven R. Goldzwig -- In pursuit of peace : John F. Kennedy, June 1963 / John M. Murphy -- Reagan and the evil empire / Robert C. Rowland and John M. Jones. |
| Summary |
"This book explores the rhetorical history of the United States, focusing on the World War II and Cold War eras"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Political leadership. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Cold War -- Propaganda.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Propaganda. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Medhurst, Martin J., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1611862930 9781611862935 (OCoLC)1037808353 |
| ISBN |
9781609175733 (electronic book) |
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1609175735 (electronic book) |
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9781628953398 (electronic book) |
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162895339X (electronic book) |
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9781611862935 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1611862930 |
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