LEADER 03863nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910807240103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-15840-6 010 $a9786612158407 010 $a1-4008-3009-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400830091 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788516 035 $a(EBL)457709 035 $a(OCoLC)659199593 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000218984 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199981 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000218984 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10229126 035 $a(PQKB)11684812 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457709 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36611 035 $a(DE-B1597)446961 035 $a(OCoLC)979623874 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400830091 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457709 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312465 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215840 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788516 100 $a20090910d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPaying the human costs of war $eAmerican public opinion and casualties in military conflicts /$fChristopher Gelpi, Peter D. Feaver, Jason Reifler 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a0-691-13902-4 311 1 $a0-691-13908-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [265]-282) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tTables --$tAcknowledgments --$tChapter One. Theories of American Attitudes Toward Warfare --$tChapter Two. America's Tolerance For Casualties, 1950-2006 --$tChapter Three. Measuring Individual Attitudes Toward Military Conflict --$tChapter Four. Experimental Evidence on Attitudes Toward Military Conflict --$tChapter Five. Individual Attitudes Toward The Iraq War, 2003-2004 --$tChapter Six. Iraq the Vote: War and the Presidential Election of 2004 --$tChapter Seven. The Sources and Meaning of Success in Iraq --$tChapter Eight. Conclusion --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aFrom the Korean War to the current conflict in Iraq, Paying the Human Costs of War examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, the authors demonstrate that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict. Instead, the book argues that the public makes reasoned and reasonable cost-benefit calculations for their continued support of a war based on the justifications for it and the likelihood it will succeed, along with the costs that have been suffered in casualties. Of these factors, the book finds that the most important consideration for the public is the expectation of success. If the public believes that a mission will succeed, the public will support it even if the costs are high. When the public does not expect the mission to succeed, even small costs will cause the withdrawal of support. Providing a wealth of new evidence about American attitudes toward military conflict, Paying the Human Costs of War offers insights into a controversial, timely, and ongoing national discussion. 606 $aWar$xPublic opinion 606 $aMilitarism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$xPublic opinion 615 0$aWar$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aMilitarism 676 $a320 700 $aGelpi$b Christopher$f1966-$01657262 701 $aFeaver$b Peter$01755426 701 $aReifler$b Jason Aaron$f1972-$01657264 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807240103321 996 $aPaying the human costs of war$94193538 997 $aUNINA