Thomas Rosteck is associate professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas. He is editor of At the Intersection: Cultural Studies and Rhetorical Studies.
"A brilliantly detailed case study of the rhetoric of television
documentary."
--Newsletter of the Speech Communication Association
"Readers who are drawn to [this book] for what it provides in the
way of theoretical argument will also find themselves instructed on
every page by its illuminating readings of the documentary texts,
and impressed by the way Rosteck manages to sustain the balance
between theory and criticism to the benefit of both."
--Quarterly Journal of Speech
"Rosteck's history offers penetrating insight into the
extraordinary relationship among Cold War ideology, television
documentary, the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy, and their
overall impact on political culture."
--CHOICE
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