Mansfield and Vietnam: A Study in Rhetorical Adaptation Contributor(s): Olson, Gregory A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870133861 ISBN-13: 9780870133862 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1995 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 327.730 |
LCCN: 95012880 |
Lexile Measure: 1380 |
Series: Rhetoric & Public Affairs |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.55 lbs) 349 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: Mansfield and Vietnam: A Study in Rhetorical Adaptation is the first major work to examine the role played by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, Democrat from Montana, in the formulation and execution of U.S. Vietnam policy. Drawing upon material from the Mansfield Papers, personal interviews, public speeches, and recently declassified documents, Olson traces Mansfield's journey from ardent supporter of Diem in the late 1950s to quiet critic of LBJ in the mid-1960s, and finally, to outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |