{"product_id":"paying-the-human-costs-of-war-9780691139081","title":"Paying the Human Costs of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Korean War to the conflict in Iraq, this book examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, it demonstrates that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 \"Gelpi and Feaver, and Reifler have produced a most fascinating volume on the human costs of waging war. They set out to understand under what conditions Americans would support their leaders' decision to use military force... Well researched and thoughtfully written.\"--Choice \"Policy makers would be wise to heed the authors' findings regarding how to gain public trust and support when contemplating the future use of military power in achieving national objectives. For the citizenry, however, a warning also emerges: national leaders may attempt to keep a sinking policy ship afloat by remaining publically optimistic even when nothing can be done to save it.\"--Walter E. Kretchik, Military History \"[T]he book is straightforward, well organized and a pleasure to read.\"--Thomas C. Shaw, American Review of Politics \"One measure of a book's quality is whether it generates questions for future research, and this one certainly fits the bill.\"--Jennifer L. Merolla, Perspectives on Politics \"[T]his is a well-thought-out, well-organized and well-written book. In particular, the concluding summaries at the end of each chapter provide excellent reviews and syntheses of the arguments. The authors have posed many questions that should open new horizons for scholars and policy makers.\"--Cigdem Pakel Atahan, Journal of American Studies of Turkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS viii  LIST OF TABLES ix  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii  CHAPTER ONE: Theories of American Attitudes toward Warfare 1  CHAPTER TWO: America's Tolerance for Casualties, 1950-2006 23  CHAPTER THREE: Measuring Individual Attitudes toward Military Conflict 67  CHAPTER FOUR: Experimental Evidence on Attitudes toward Military Conflict 98  CHAPTER FIVE: Individual Attitudes toward the Iraq War, 2003-2004 125  CHAPTER SIX: Iraq the Vote: War and the Presidential Election of 2004 167  CHAPTER SEVEN: The Sources and Meaning of Success in Iraq 188  CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusion 236  BIBLIOGRAPHY 265  INDEX 283","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359109185879,"sku":"9780691139081","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691139081.jpg?v=1754123622","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paying-the-human-costs-of-war-9780691139081","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}