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"The understanding of the national will in war needs to move beyond untested maxims that the nation is averse to conflicts which are not costless and quick. To better understand the true American will, one must ask the following: What variables shape the durability of American policy of war once initiated, and what makes the American political will vulnerable? Central to understanding national will in war is the role played by the war narrative - the rhetorical legitimation of the war policy. Using thorough case studies examining the construction of, and the elite debate on, the war narratives of the Vietnam War, US involvement in Somalia, and Iraq War, Kubiak generates valuable insights into the dynamics of the national will. Constructing both the desirability and feasibility of war policy, the war narrative plays an important role in determining the strength of the national will in conflict."-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 What Is the National Will?; How Should We Think about National Will?; Insights from War Theory; Insights from Theories of State Behavior; Public Opinion as National Will?; Insight from Theories of War Termination; Summary; 2 War Policy Stability and Change-The War Narrative; The Argument; Policy Stability and Change; Institution; Policy Image; Interaction of Image and Institution; Policy Image, Policy Legitimation, and Narrative; Image and Policy Legitimacy; The Narrative; Architecture of Narrative Discourse; The War Narrative. |
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Narrative Change and the National WillPropositions Regarding the National Will; War Narrative Collapse; Time and Other Relevant Variables; New Narrative Consolidation; Role of the Media in Elite Debate; Methodology; Case Studies; 3 Vietnam War 1965-1968; Policy Stability and Change; The Contours of the War Narrative; Actors; Setting, Events, and Mechanisms; Normative Legitimacy; Cognitive Legitimacy; Collapse of the War Narrative 1965-1967; Cognitive Collapse: Failed Expectations; Normative Collapse: Unexpected Pain; Elite Debate: Availability of Opposition Narratives. |
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"Hey, Hey, LBJ": The Illegal/Immoral NarrativeIn It to Win It: The "Victory" Narrative; Is It Worth It? The Political Solution Narrative; State of the Debate in Late 1967; The Tet Offensive and the Consolidation of the New Narrative; Tet Offensive as Focusing Event; Unwinnable Stalemate; A Credible Spokesman: RFK; The New Narrative Takes Over; Nixon's War; Conclusion; 4 Somalia 1992-1993; Policy Stability and Change; The Contours of the War Narrative; Actors; Setting and Mechanisms; Normative Legitimacy; Cognitive Legitimacy; Collapse of the War Narrative. |
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Cognitive Collapse: Failed ExpectationsNormative Collapse: Unexpected Pain; Elite Debate; Get Out; Stay In; The New Narrative and Policy Change; Black Hawk Down; Consolidation of the New Narrative; Image and Institution; Conclusion; 5 Iraq War 2003-2008; Policy Stability and Change; The Contours of the War Narrative; Actors; Setting, Events, and Mechanisms; Normative Legitimacy; Cognitive Legitimacy; Collapse of the War Narrative 2003-2006; Cognitive Collapse: Failed Expectations; Normative Collapse: Unexpected Pain; Elite Debate: Availability of Opposition Narratives. |
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Get Out Now-We Were Wrong, We Can't Win, We LostIraq Study Group-The Diplomatic Offensive; Need More Troops-Military Victory; State of the Debate in Late 2006; Bush's War Continues: "Choosing Victory"; Image and Institution; 2008: The Dénouement; Failure of a New Narrative to Consolidate; Highly Focused Pain; No Spokesperson; No Focusing Event; Conclusion; 6 Propositions Regarding the National Will; Propositions Regarding the American National Will in War; War Narrative Collapse; New Narrative Consolidation; Image and Institution; Time as a Variable?; Explaining the Case of Afghanistan. |
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United States -- Military policy -- Case studies.
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United States. |
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Military policy. |
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Case studies.
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects. |
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Discourse analysis. |
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects. |
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History. |
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Strategic culture -- United States.
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Strategic culture. |
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Politics and war -- United States -- History.
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Political science & theory -- USA. |
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Theory of warfare & military science -- USA. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- United States. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- General. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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Politics and war. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Political science & theory -- United States of America, USA. |
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Theory of warfare & military science -- United States of America, USA. |
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Politics and Government. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Case studies.
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Print version: Kubiak, Jeffrey J. War narratives and the American national will in war 9781137426208 (DLC) 2014002937 (OCoLC)873726151 |
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9781137410146 (electronic book) |
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1137410140 (electronic book) |
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9781349490738 |
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1349490733 |
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9781137426208 |
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10.1057/9781137410146 |
