Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s "Middle Way out of Vietnam: The Limits of Technocratic Realism" as the Basis for Foreign Policy Dissent.

Depoe, Stephen P.

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ERIC Number: EJ376087

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Publication Date: 1988

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Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s "Middle Way out of Vietnam: The Limits of Technocratic Realism" as the Basis for Foreign Policy Dissent.

Depoe, Stephen P.

Western Journal of Speech Communication, v52 n2 p147-66 Spr 1988

Analyzes Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s dissenting position on Vietnam by considering it as representative of the mode of foreign policy argument called "technocratic realism." Argues that such dissent can offer only an incomplete critique of U.S. foreign policy, because it does not question the policy's underlying purposes. (SR)

Descriptors: Dissent, Foreign Policy, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetorical Criticism

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Language: English

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