Words of a Century : The Top 100 American Speeches, 1900-1999

Lucas, Stephen E./ Medhurst, Martin J.

Oxford University Press Inc（2009/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 704 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195168051
• DDC分類 815.5

Full Description

This is an anthology of the top 100 American speeches of the twentieth century, as determined in the nationwide survey of communication scholars conducted at the end of 1999. Respondents were asked to judge speeches on two main criteria: rhetorical artistry and historical impact. The survey received considerable press coverage, and the website that houses the survey results gets hundreds of hits weekly. The major attraction of the book for an academic/higher education market - full, accurate texts of all 100 of the top speeches of the 20th century - should make it at least equally appealing for the trade market. It should remain the authoritative volume of 20th century speeches well into the 21st century.

Contents

THE CENTURY BEGINS; WORLD WAR I, DISSENT, AND WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE; THE ROARING TWENTIES AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION; WORLD WAR II AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE COLD WAR; MCCARTHYISM, KOREA, AND THE NUCLEAR ERA; THE AGE OF CAMELOT; RACE, POVERTY, AND DISSENSION; VIETNAM AND OTHER DISCONTENTS; WATERGATE AND ITS AFTERMATH; CONSERVATISM, LIBERALISM, AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR; THE 1990S