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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451237203321

Autore

Roselle Laura

Titolo

Media and the politics of failure [[electronic resource] ] : great powers, communication strategies, and military defeats / / Laura Roselle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

ISBN

1-349-53590-7

1-281-36580-7

9786611365806

1-4039-8360-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 191 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Macmillan series in international political communication

Disciplina

070.4/333

Soggetti

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Mass media and the war

Mass media - United States

Communication in politics - United States

Mass media - Soviet Union

Communication in politics - Soviet Union

War in mass media

Electronic books.

Afghanistan History Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 Mass media and the war

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-181) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Roselle analyzes how political leaders of powerful states use media to explain military defeats. The cases of the United States in Vietnam and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan highlight the role of great power identity, domestic politics, and media structure.