Talk at the Brink: Deliberation and Decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Talk at the Brink: Deliberation and Decision during the Cuban Missile Crisis
By (Author) David R. Gibson
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
9th October 2012
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Cold wars and proxy conflicts
909.826
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
454g
Description
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.
Reviews
Winner of the 2013 Melvin Pollner Prize, Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Section of the American Sociological Association
Author Bio
David R. Gibson is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
