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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winkler, Carol.

Series:

SUNY series on the presidency.

SUNY series in the trajectory of terror.

SUNY series on the presidency

SUNY series in the trajectory of terror

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

Political oratory--United States.

Political oratory.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.

Rhetoric.

Presidents--United States--Language.

Presidents.

Ideology--United States.

Ideology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-249) and index.

ISBN:

9780791482537

0791482537

9781423749288

1423749286

OCLC:

461443073