Selling Intervention and War The Presidency, the Media, and the American Public

Name: Selling Intervention and War The Presidency, the Media, and the American Public
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ISBN: 9780801881091

ISBN-10: 0801881099

ISBN-13: 9780801881091

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jon Western

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"Selling Intervention and War" examines the competition among foreign policyelites in the executive branch and Congress in winning the hearts and minds of the American public for military intervention. The book studies how the president and his supporters organize campaigns for public support for military action. According to Jon Western, the outcome depends upon information and propaganda advantages, media support or opposition, the degree of cohesion within the executive branch, and the duration of the crisis. Also important is whether the American public believes that military threat is credible and victory plausible. Not all such campaigns to win public support are successful; in some…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 6/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



Liberal Theory and the Politics of Selling War



Saying No to the French at Dienbienphu



Intervention in Lebanon



Battling the Vietnam Syndrome in Grenada



Famine in Somalia and Ancient Hatreds in Bosnia



The War over Iraq



Conclusion


Notes


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