Media and the Politics of Failure : Great Powers, Communication Strategies, and Military Defeats / by L. Roselle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roselle, Laura.

Series:

The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication, 2945-6126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Political science.

International relations.

Peace.

Political Communication.

Political Science.

International Relations.

Peace and Conflict Studies.

Local Subjects:

Political Communication.

Political Science.

International Relations.

Peace and Conflict Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VII, 191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2006.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Roselle analyzes how political leaders of powerful states use media to explain military defeats. The cases of the United States in Vietnam and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan highlight the role of great power identity, domestic politics, and media structure.

Contents:

Cover

Media and the Politics of Failure

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Political Communication and Policy Legitimacy: Explaining Failure

Chapter 2 War Waging and Reassessment: Vietnam

Chapter 3 Withdrawal and Aftermath: Vietnam

Chapter 4 War Waging and Reassessment: Afghanistan

Chapter 5 Withdrawal and Aftermath: Afghanistan

Chapter 6 Conclusions and a Post-Cold War Assessment

Appendix

Notes

Sources Consulted and Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-181) and index.

ISBN:

9786611365806

9781349535903

1349535907

9781281365804

1281365807

9781403983602

1403983607

OCLC:

567964976