Vietnam and the Silent Majority: The Dove\'s Guide - 1970 - First Edition For Sale

Vietnam and the Silent Majority: The Dove\'s Guide (1970) is a political analysis by Milton J. Rosenberg, Sidney Verba, and Philip E. Converse. It provided strategies for anti-war \"doves\" to persuade the \"silent majority\"—ordinary Americans—to oppose the Vietnam War, arguing the conflict was ruining the nation.Key Aspects of the BookPurpose: Served as a guide for peace workers to influence public opinion beyond the activist community.Authorship: Written by prominent academics—psychologist Milton J. Rosenberg and political scientists Sidney Verba and Philip E. Converse.Context: Published during intense societal division over the war, following President Nixon’s 1969 \"Silent Majority\" speech.Key Features: Included a foreword by Senator George McGovern and a postscript for peace workers by Ralph K. White.Content: Argued that the war was a tragic error (the \"wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time\") and provided data-driven arguments against it.Condition: Former library book. Label on spine; ink stamp on title page. Lovely old book smell. Excellent used condition.