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ERIC Number: EJ386866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Perfection and the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Teleology, and Motives.
Brummett, Barry
Journal of Communication, v39 n1 p85-95 Win 1989
Uses Kenneth Burke's theory of perfection to explore the vocabularies of nuclear weapons in United States public discourse and how "the Bomb" as a God term has gained imbalanced ascendancy in centers of power. (MS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Public Policy, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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