Reagans Soviet Rhetoric (Hardcover)

Hardcover. How did Ronald Reagan go from calling the Soviet Union an evil empire in his first term as president to saying the US had forged a satisfying new closeness with the Soviets by the end of his second term? In Reagans Soviet Rhetoric: Telling the Soviet Redemption Story, rhetorical scholar Mark LaVoie examines the ways Reagan negotiated his shift from a vehemently anti-communist discourse to a rhetoric of guarded optimism about the future of US-Soviet relations that ultimately revealed a Soviet redemption narrative. Following Reagans Soviet rhetoric from his 1947 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee to his Farewell Address in 1989, LaVoie considers the Presidents use of Soviet/Nazi analogy, historical narrative, reciprocity, and other rhetorical strategies in creating the narrative. Scholars and students of rhetoric, history, and international relations will find this book particularly interesting. In Reagan's Soviet Rhetoric, Mark LaVoie analyzes Reagan's Soviet rhetoric, charting the President's surprising telling of the Soviet redemption story. By considering several of Reagan's rhetorical strategies, LaVoie reveals the President's long-form narrative that finds the S. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…