Why War? : The Cultural Logic of Iraq, the Gulf War, and Suez /

Why did America invade Iraq? Why do nations choose to fight certain wars and not others? How do we bring ourselves to believe that the sacrifice of our troops is acceptable? For most, the answers to these questions are tied to struggles for power or resources and the machinations of particular inter...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Philip (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
iraq, gulf war, suez, invasion, conquest, military, sacrifice, troops, terrorism, narrative, public opinion, nonfiction, history, politics, political science, soldiers, support, government, activism, media, leadership, apocalyptic, romantic, tragic, mundane, saddam hussein, al qaeda, necessity, communication, rhetoric, conflict, death, mortality.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Why War?: Theorizing the Role of Culture and Civil Discourse
  • 2. Investigating Culture in War: Methodology, Causality, Case Studies, and Data
  • 3. The Suez Crisis of 1956
  • 4. The Gulf War of 1991
  • 5. The War in Iraq of 2003
  • 6. War and Narrative
  • Postscript
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

Ejemplares similares