The Silent Majority Speech: Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and the Origins of the New Right Contributor(s): Laderman, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415347467 ISBN-13: 9780415347464 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
Dewey: 959.704 |
LCCN: 2019029032 |
Series: Critical Moments in American History |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 182 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The "Silent Majority" Speech treats Richard Nixon's address of November 3, 1969, as a lens through which to examine the latter years of the Vietnam War and their significance to U.S. global power and American domestic life. The book uses Nixon's speech - which introduced the policy of "Vietnamization" and cited the so-called bloodbath theory as a justification for continued U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia - as a fascinating moment around which to build an analysis of the last years of the war. For Nixon's strategy to be successful, he requested the support of what he called the "great silent majority," a term that continues to resonate in American political culture. Scott Laderman moves beyond the war's final years to address the administration's hypocritical exploitation of moral rhetoric and its stoking of social divisiveness to achieve policy aims. Laderman explores the antiwar and pro-war movements, the shattering of the liberal consensus, and the stirrings of the right-wing resurgence that would come to define American politics. Supplemental primary sources make this book an ideal tool for introducing students to historical research. The "Silent Majority" Speech is critical reading for those studying American political history and U.S.-Asian/Southeast Asian relations. |