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Titre(s) : Selling war in a media age [Texte imprimé] : the presidency and public opinion in the American century / edited by Kenneth Osgood and Andrew K. Frank ; afterword by David Halberstam
Publication : Gainesville : University Press of Florida, cop. 2010
Description matérielle : xii, 278 p. ; 25 cm
Collection : The Alan B. Larkin series on the American presidency
Lien à la collection : The Alan B. Larkin series on the American presidency
Comprend : Hail to the salesman in chief : domestic politics, foreign policy, and the presidency
/Andrew L. Johns -- ; Imperial tutor : William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the
New Empire, 1898-1902 /George C. Herring -- ; War and the health of the state : the
U.S. government and the communications revolution during World War I /Emily S. Rosenberg
-- ; Selling different kinds of war : Franklin D. Roosevelt and American public opinion
during World War II /Mark A. Stoler -- ; Cementing and dissolving consensus : presidential
rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969 /Robert D. Schulzinger -- ; Hard sell : the
Korean War /Marilyn B. Young -- ; Eisenhower's dilemma : talking peace and waging
Cold War /Kenneth Osgood -- ; "We need to get a better story to the American people"
: LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on television /Chester Pach -- ;
Selling star wars : Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative /Paul S. Boyer --
; The ministry of fear : selling the Gulf wars /Lloyd Gardner -- ; War, democracy,
and the state /Robert J. McMahon -- ; Worm's-eye view /David Halberstam
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references
"During the early years of the Iraq War, George W. Bush drew attention to the ways
in which American presidents try to "sell" war to the public. The "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. Ever since William
McKinley led the country to war with Spain in 1898, presidents have pioneered new
methods for manipulating the media to manufacture consent for costly military and
diplomatic ventures abroad. From the Spanish-American War to the War on Terror, each
chapter in Selling War in a Media Age explores how modern presidents have attempted
to influence, orchestrate, and coerce public understanding of matters of war and peace.
The essays also demonstrate that these efforts often inspire skepticism and doubt
among the public. Like the war in Iraq, Korea and Vietnam were hard wars to sell---as
was the largely forgotten yet terribly brutal campaign for the Philippines in McKinley's
day. The Cold War---essentially a fifty-year war---likewise required constant selling
by every American president from Truman to Reagan. Even Franklin D. Roosevelt toiled
to maintain public morale during World War II." -- Book Jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Osgood, Kenneth Alan (1971-....). Éditeur scientifique
Frank, Andrew K. (1970-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Guerre -- Opinion publique
Opinion publique -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Communication en politique -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Médias et guerre -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Histoire militaire -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813034669 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0813034663 (alk. paper) (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42311892d
Notice n° :
FRBNF42311892
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