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American Rhetoric and the Vietnam War
J. Justin Gustainis
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Description for American Rhetoric and the Vietnam War
Hardcover. This work discusses efforts to build or destroy public support of America's most controversial war of the century. It analyses crucial aspects of Vietnam era rhetoric - presidential, protest and popular - defining rhetoric as the deliberate use of symbols to persuade. Series: Praeger Series in Political Communication. Num Pages: 192 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; GTC; HBJF; JPVN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 907.
Rhetoric during wartime is about the creation of consensus, writes Justin Gustainis. In American Rhetoric and the Vietnam War, he discusses efforts to build or destroy public support of America's most controversial war of the century. Gustainis analyzes several important aspects of Vietnam era rhetoric: presidential rhetoric, protest rhetoric, and the war as portrayed in popular culture. Broadly defining rhetoric as the deliberate use of symbols to persuade, the author explores partisan use of speeches, marches, songs, military campaigns, gestures, destruction of property, comic strips, and films. Part One, Prowar Rhetoric, opens with a chapter devoted to the domino ... Read more
Rhetoric during wartime is about the creation of consensus, writes Justin Gustainis. In American Rhetoric and the Vietnam War, he discusses efforts to build or destroy public support of America's most controversial war of the century. Gustainis analyzes several important aspects of Vietnam era rhetoric: presidential rhetoric, protest rhetoric, and the war as portrayed in popular culture. Broadly defining rhetoric as the deliberate use of symbols to persuade, the author explores partisan use of speeches, marches, songs, military campaigns, gestures, destruction of property, comic strips, and films. Part One, Prowar Rhetoric, opens with a chapter devoted to the domino ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Praeger
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Series
Praeger Series in Political Communication
Condition
New
Weight
906g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275933616
SKU
V9780275933616
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About J. Justin Gustainis
J. JUSTIN GUSTAINIS is Associate Professor of Communication at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He is currently working on a book-length study of the rhetoric of Jimmy Carter.
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