Jason A. Edwards explores the various rhetorical choices and
strategies employed by former President Bill Clinton to discuss
foreign policy issues in a new, post-Cold War era. Edwards argues that
each American president has situated himself within the same foreign
policy paradigm, drawing upon the same set of ideas and utilizing the
same basic vernacular to discuss foreign policy. He describes how
former presidents-and President Clinton, in particular-made
modifications to this paradigm, leaving a rhetorical signature that
tells us as much about the nature of their presidency as it does about
the international environment they faced. With the end of the Cold War
came the end of a relatively stable international order. This end
sparked intense debates about the new direction of American foreign
policy. As Bill Clinton took office, he developed a new lexicon of
words in order to discuss America's changing role in the world and
other major international issues of the time without being able to
fall into Cold War-era rhetoric. By examining the nuances and unique
contributions President Clinton made to American foreign policy
rhetoric, Edwards shows how his distinct rhetorical signature will
influence future administrations.
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ISBN
9780739131312
Publisert
2012
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Lexington Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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