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Autore |
Osgood Kenneth |
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Titolo |
Selling War in a Media Age [[electronic resource] ] : The Presidency and Public Opinion in the American Century |
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Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, 2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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Communication in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
Mass media and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
Politics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
Presidents -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century |
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction. Hail to the Salesman in Chief: Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and the Presidency; 1. Imperial Tutor: William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898-1902; 2. War and the Health of the State: The U.S. Government and the Communications Revolution during World War I; 3. Selling Different Kinds of War: Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Public Opinion during World War II; 4. Cementing and Dissolving Consensus: Presidential Rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969; 5. Hard Sell: The Korean War |
6. Eisenhower's Dilemma: Talking Peace and Waging Cold War 7. "We Need to Get a Better Story to the American People": LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on Television; 8. Selling Star Wars: Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative; 9. The Ministry of Fear: |
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Selling the Gulf Wars; 10. Conclusion. War, Democracy, and the State; Afterword. Worm's-Eye View; List of Contributors |
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George W. Bush's ""Mission Accomplished"" banner in 2003 and the misleading linkages of Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 terrorist attacks awoke many Americans to the techniques used by the White House to put the country on a war footing. Yet Bush was simply following in the footsteps of his predecessors, as the essays in this standout volume reveal in illuminating detail. Written in a lively and accessible style, Selling War in a Media Age is a fascinating, thought-provoking, must-read volume that reveals the often-brutal ways that the goal of influencing public opinion has shaped how American pr |
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