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When democracies choose war : politics, public opinion, and the marketplace of ideas / Andrew Z. Katz.
LIBRA JC421 .K366 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Katz, Andrew Z., 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Decision making.
- Democracy.
- War--Decision making.
- War.
- Public opinion--Political aspects.
- Public opinion.
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Political aspects--France.
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Political aspects--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Falkland Islands War, 1982--Political aspects--Great Britain.
- Falkland Islands War, 1982.
- History.
- Decision making.
- Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1985--Political aspects--Israel.
- Lebanon.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Political aspects--United States.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Israel.
- Physical Description:
- x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2017.
- Summary:
- What is going on domestically when democracies choose war? Why do some wars of choice generate political opposition while others don't? Is there an internal mechanism that constrains the behavior of democracies when it comes to war? To answer these questions, Andrew Katz explores the relationship between public support for wars of choice and democratic norms in the marketplace of ideas. With extensive empirical evidence ranging from the French war in Indochina after World War II to "Operation Iraqi Freedom," Katz provides new insights on the domestic sources of foreign policy, and especially on the role of public opinion in the decision to go to war.
- Contents:
- Introduction : democratic wars of choice and the marketplace of ideas
- France's effort to retain Indochina
- Richard Nixon's pursuit of "peace with honor" in Vietnam
- Britain's war to retake the Falklands
- Israel's 1982 war in Lebanon to secure peace in the Galilee
- War as a "new product" : marketing marketing operation Iraqi Freedom
- Conclusion : toward a better understanding of democracies at war?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Katz, Andrew Z., 1959- author. When democracies choose war
- ISBN:
- 9781626376465
- 1626376468
- OCLC:
- 974672499
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