Resowing the seeds of war : presidential peace rhetoric since 1945 /

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"Ending a war, as Fred Charles Iklé 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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Heidt, Stephen J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2021]
Series:Rhetoric and public affairs series.
Subjects:
1900-2099
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.
Communication politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Communication politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Consolidation de la paix américaine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Consolidation de la paix américaine > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Discours politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Discours politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Presidents > Language.
Peace-building, American.
Communication in politics.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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