Resowing the seeds of war : presidential peace rhetoric since 1945 / Stephen J. Heidt.

Resowing the seeds of war : presidential peace rhetoric since 1945 / Stephen J. Heidt.

"Ending a war, as Fred Charles IkleĢ wrote, poses a much greater challenge than beginning one. In addition to issues related to battle tactics, prisoners of war, diplomatic relations, and cease-fire negotiations, ending war involves domestic political calculations. Balancing the tides of public...

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Main Author: Heidt, Stephen J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2021]
Series:Rhetoric and public affairs series.
Subjects:
Communication in politics > United States > History > 21st century.
Communication in politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Language > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Language > History > 21st century.
Peace-building, American > History > 20th century.
Peace-building, American > History > 21st century.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century.
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Table of Contents:
  • The recivilized savage : Harry Truman and the victory of the Good War
  • The mobile savage : Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and stalemate in Korea
  • Erasing the savage : Richard Nixon, the architecture of peace, and the eternal Vietnam
  • The disembodied savage : Barack Obama and the perpetuity of national violence
  • War, the globalization of violence, and the sovereign power of the present.

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