In the name of terrorism : presidents on political violence in the post-World War II era / / Carol K. Winkler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814259003321
• Autore: Winkler Carol
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006
• ISBN: 0-7914-8253-7; 1-4237-4928-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Collana: SUNY series on the presidency; SUNY series in the trajectory of terror
• Disciplina: 303.6/25/0973
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Government policy - United States; Political oratory - United States; Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States; Presidents - United States - Language; Ideology - United States
• 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. 217-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: What's in a name? -- The Vietnam War and the communist terrorists -- The Iranian hostage crisis : an American tragedy -- Origins of terrorism as an American ideograph : the Reagan era -- The Persian Gulf conflict of 1991 : the Cold War narrative in the post Cold War era -- Terrorism and the Clinton era : a prophetic moment -- America under attack : George W. Bush and non-citizen actors -- Terrorism and the American culture.
• Sommario/riassunto: Winner of the 2008 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Political Communication Division of the National Communication AssociationThe topic of terrorism has evolved into an ideological marker of American culture, one that has fundamentally altered the relationship between the three branches of government, between the government and the people, and between America and countries abroad. In the Name of Terrorism describes and analyzes the public communication strategies presidents have deployed to discuss terrorism since the end of World War II. Drawing upon internal administration documents, memoirs, and public papers, Carol K. ; Winkler uncovers how presidents have capitalized on public perceptions of the terrorist threat, misrepresented actual terrorist events, and used the term "terrorism" to influence electoral outcomes both at home and abroad. Perhaps more importantly, she explains their motivations for doing so, and critically discusses the moral and political implications of the present range of narratives used to present terrorism to the public.