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World War II and the Cold War : The Rhetoric of Hearts and Minds (RHUS Vol. 8) / edited by Martin J. Medhurst.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Medhurst, Martin J., editor.
Series:
Rhetorical history of the United States ; Volume VIII.
A rhetorical history of the United States ; volume VIII
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
Political leadership.
Cold War--Propaganda.
Cold War.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
World War, 1939-1945.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
Rhetoric.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (545 pages).
Place of Publication:
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2018]
Summary:
"This book explores the rhetorical history of the United States, focusing on the World War II and Cold War eras"-- Provided by publisher.
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-62895-339-X
1-60917-573-5
OCLC:
1047671283

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