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Talk at the Brink: Deliberation and Decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis
David R. Gibson
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Hardback. 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. This title reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBTW; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
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 dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of ... Read more
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 dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691151311
SKU
V9780691151311
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About David R. Gibson
David R. Gibson is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Talk at the Brink: Deliberation and Decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Winner of the 2013 Melvin Pollner Prize, Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Section of the American Sociological Association "[W]ith his thorough and incisive analysis of the ExComm meetings, David Gibson has provided a new, refreshing, and disturbing look at how US decision-makers responded to the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba."
Asa McKercher, Dzplomacy & Statecraft "For its empirical contribution alone, Talk ... Read more
Asa McKercher, Dzplomacy & Statecraft "For its empirical contribution alone, Talk ... Read more