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UNINA9910791258303321 |
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Ucko David H |
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The new counterinsurgency era [[electronic resource] ] : transforming the U.S. military for modern wars / / David Ucko ; foreword by John A. Nagl |
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Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009 |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Counterinsurgency - United States |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
Military planning - United States |
United States Military policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-243) and index. |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; 1 Framing the Reorientation; 2 A Troubled History; 3 Revisiting Counterinsurgency; 4 Innovation under Fire; 5 Counterinsurgency and the QDR; 6 FM 3-24 and Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon; 7 The Ambivalence of the "Surge"; 8 Innovation or Inertia; Conclusion: Kicking the Counterinsurgency Syndrome?; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index |
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Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to ""re-learn"" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned anything from past failures? In The New Counterinsurgency Era, David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to supportin |
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UNINA9910790184803321 |
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D'Alessio Dave <1956-> |
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Media bias in presidential election coverage, 1948-2008 [[electronic resource] ] : evaluation via formal measurement / / Dave D'Alessio |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 |
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1-280-65904-1 |
9786613635976 |
0-7391-6476-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (155 p.) |
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Lexington Studies in Political Communication |
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Journalism - Objectivity - United States - History |
Mass media - Objectivity - United States - History |
Political campaigns - Press coverage - United States - History |
Presidential candidates - Press coverage - United States - History |
Presidents - United States - Election - History |
Press and politics - United States - History |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Ch01. On the Nature of Media Bias; Ch02. Forces Acting on the News; Ch03. The Challenges of Measuring Bias; Ch04. Are "The Media" "Biased"?; Ch05. Myths and Realities of Coverage; Ch06. Conclusions, Caveats, and Ruminations; Appendix A; References; Index |
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In Media Bias in Presidential Election Coverage 1948-2008, Dave D'Alessio employs meta-analytic techniques to examine whether there are partisan biases in coverage of Presidential election campaigns in newspapers, on TV, and in the news magazines. This study further analyses the four essential natures of news media: as journalistic entities, property, businesses, and political actors. Aggregating the results of 99 previous studies, D'Alessio scrutinizes bias claims in news media, and why political candidates consistently |
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