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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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? |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Decision making.
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Democracy. |
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Decision making. |
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War -- Decision making.
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War -- Decision making. |
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War. |
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Public opinion -- Political aspects.
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Public opinion -- Political aspects. |
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Public opinion. |
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Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Political aspects -- France.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Falkland Islands War, 1982 -- Political aspects -- Great Britain.
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Lebanon -- History -- Israeli intervention, 1982-1985 -- Political aspects -- Israel.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Political aspects -- United States.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Buddhism and politics. |
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France. |
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Great Britain. |
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Iraq. |
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Israel. |
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Lebanon. |
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United States. |
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Indochinese War (1946-1954) |
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Falkland Islands War (1982) |
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Israeli Intervention in Lebanon (Lebanon : 1982-1985) |
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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1946-2011 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Katz, Andrew Z., 1959- When democracies choose war. Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2017 9781626376465 (DLC) 2017002125 |
| ISBN |
9781626376687 (electronic book) |
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1626376689 (electronic book) |
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9781626376465 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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