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The Commander-in-Chief Test : Public Opinion and the Politics of Image-Making in US Foreign Policy
Title
The Commander-in-Chief Test : Public Opinion and the Politics of Image-Making in US Foreign Policy / Jeffrey A. Friedman.
ISBN
9781501772948
9781501772955
9781501772924
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2023
Copyright Notice Date
©2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (234 pages): illustrations (black and white)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"By revealing how US leaders deliberately trade off unpopular foreign policy stances for the optics of appearing competent, this book offers an explanation for consistent American voter frustration with their country's foreign policy that is instructive for future behavior at the polls and its study"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2024.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 17, 2024
Series
Cornell studies in security affairs
Contents
How the politics of image-making shape us foreign policy
Personal images, policy preferences, and presidential voting: evidence from surveys and experiments
The hawk's advantage: how foreign policy issues shape leaders' personal images
Peace through strength: John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and the politics of defense spending
Campaigning in a quagmire: Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the politics of the Vietnam War
Staying the course: how George W. Bush turned an unpopular war into a political asset
Image-making in an age of endless wars: the politics of military intervention in Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya
Rethinking the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy.
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