Description
Book Synopsisforeign policy, international security, the military and foreign policy, and international conflict.
Trade ReviewHistorians and political scientists will find value in this book. Choice 2006 In a series of five fascinating case studies, Jon Western develops a complex model of the power plays and tussle for real-world effect amongst Washington's foreign policy elites. Media International Australia 2006 Western's book is especially timely because the era of active interventionism sponsored by the George W. Bush administration may continue beyond the presidential election of 2008. -- Doris A. Graber International History Review 2006 Western has done an excellent job on an important topic and his book is worth reading for any scholar studying the war, news, and public opinion connection. Students, in particular, will find this book extremely useful. Political Communication
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Liberal Theory and the Politics of Selling War
Chapter 2. Saying No to the French at Dienbienphu
Chapter 3. Intervention in Lebanon
Chapter 4. Battling the Vietnam Syndrom in Grenada
Chapter 5. Famine in Somalia and Ancient Hatreds in Bosnia
Chapter 6. The War over Iraq
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
