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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784738303321

Autore

Mackiewicz Wolfe Wojtek <1973->

Titolo

Winning the war of words : selling the war on terror from Afghanistan to Iraq / / Wojtek Mackiewicz Wolfe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International, 2008

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008

ISBN

1-281-22468-5

9786611224684

0-313-34968-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 137 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

327.73056

973.931

Soggetti

Communication in politics - United States

Public opinion - United States

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory and Methods; 3. Foreign Policy, War, and Public Opinion; 4. September 11 and Afghanistan; 5. President Bush's Road to War in Iraq; 6. The War on Terror in Iraq; 7. Findings and Implications; Epilogue: Surge versus Withdrawal Debate; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The author investigates how President George W. Bush's initial framing of the September 11th attacks provided the platform for the creation of long term public support for the War on Terror and established early public support for U.S. action in Iraq.