Silencing the Opposition: Antinuclear Movements and the Media in the Cold War

by Andrew Rojecki

We can trace many important strategic decisions to compelling official fictions such as Kennedy's "missile gap" and Reagan's "window of vulnerability." Over the years, antinuclear movements have had mixed success debunking these fictions, raising public consciousness, and reorienting government policy.

Andrew Rojecki explores links between nuclear arms policy and the visibility of opposition groups in the media. He pays particular interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252068246
• ISBN13: 9780252068249
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"