Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity

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Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity is a scholarly study examining how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s rhetoric and policies framed Cold War nuclear threats and shaped American notions of national insecurity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction work
scholarly study
academicField communication studies
history
political science
addresses civil defense
construction of existential threats
nuclear deterrence
public fear of nuclear war
aimsTo explain how national insecurity became a central organizing concept in U.S. politics
show how nuclear threats were normalized in U.S. political discourse
analyzes how Eisenhower framed nuclear danger
how presidential rhetoric shaped public perceptions of insecurity
the relationship between rhetoric and Cold War policy
countryOfFocus United States of America
surface form: United States
examines Eisenhower administration nuclear strategy
the cultural impact of nuclear threat narratives
the discourse of national insecurity in the United States
focusesOn Cold War nuclear threats
U.S. defense policy
U.S. foreign policy
presidential rhetoric
public communication of risk
genre Cold War studies
political history
rhetorical analysis
security studies
hasPart analysis of Eisenhower’s public speeches
analysis of policy documents
discussion of media representations of nuclear threat
language English
mainSubject Cold War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. national security discourse
national insecurity
nuclear weapons
setInPeriod Cold War era
Eisenhower presidency
theoreticalApproach critical security studies
discourse analysis
political communication
title Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity self-link

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Ira Chernus notableWork Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity
Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity title Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity self-link