Talk at the brink: deliberation and decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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1. Verfasser: Gibson, David R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton Princeton University Press [2012]
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: talk in time of crisis -- The future in thought and talk -- The ExComm -- The response -- The blockade -- The deal -- Conclusion
In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What those advisers did not know was that President Kennedy was secretly taping their talks, providing future scholars with a rare inside look at high-level political deliberation in a moment of crisis. Talk at the Brink is the first book to examine these historic audio recordings from a sociological perspective. It reveals how conversational practices and dynamic
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ISBN:0691151318
1400842433
9780691151311
9781400842438

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