TY - JOUR
T1 - The rhetoric of the know-nothing party
T2 - Nativism as a response to the rhetorical situation
AU - Carlson, Adina
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Nativism has provided the impetus for several short-lived political movements. This paper analyzes the rhetoric of the first national political party to successfully use nativism in its platform, the Know-Nothing party of the 1850’s. The analysis of the nativist rhetoric of the party reveals that the source of both its success and failure lies in the traditional values party members used to overcome the constraints traditionally imposed upon the nativist response to the rhetorical situation.
AB - Nativism has provided the impetus for several short-lived political movements. This paper analyzes the rhetoric of the first national political party to successfully use nativism in its platform, the Know-Nothing party of the 1850’s. The analysis of the nativist rhetoric of the party reveals that the source of both its success and failure lies in the traditional values party members used to overcome the constraints traditionally imposed upon the nativist response to the rhetorical situation.
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U2 - 10.1080/10417948909372768
DO - 10.1080/10417948909372768
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84950910657
SN - 1041-794X
VL - 54
SP - 364
EP - 383
JO - Southern Communication Journal
JF - Southern Communication Journal
IS - 4
ER -