Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and the ideological history of american liberalism /

Depoe, Stephen P

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and the ideological history of american liberalism / Stephen P. Depoe - 2 - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1994 - 192 p. / 23 cm. - Studies in rhethoric and communication .

Examines the origin, elements and evolving significance of the "tides" in the discourse of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.. Depoe explores the way in which the "tides" concept shaped and channelled Schlesinger's political thought over time, leading him toward certain definitions of situations. \ \

Origins of schlesinger's frame of acceptance, 1. -- The age of Jackson and the age of Roosevelt : A foundation for ideological history, 16. -- From the new deal to Camelot : Ideological history in action, 31. -- The tides of national politics and the rhetoric of dawnism, 49. -- In the halls of power, 1961-1965, 61. -- Vietnam and violence, 1965-1972, 77. -- Liberalism in retreat, 1972-1993, 99

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