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02850aam a22004338i 4500 001 AFCF32F6332F11E49E51C4E1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140903010030 008 140414s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014002937 020 $a 1137426209 (hardback) 020 $a 9781137426208 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)873726151 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UA23 $b .K7892 2014 082 00 $a 355/.033573 $2 23 084 $a POL035000 $a POL010000 $a POL035000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Kubiak, Jeffrey J. 245 10 $a War narratives and the American national will in war / $c Jeffrey J. Kubiak. 263 $a 1407 264 1 $a New York, New York : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2014. 300 $a xii, 221 p. ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "The understanding of the national will in war needs to move beyond untested maxims that the nation is averse to conflicts which are not costless and quick. To better understand the true American will, one must ask the following: What variables shape the durability of American policy of war once initiated, and what makes the American political will vulnerable? Central to understanding national will in war is the role played by the war narrative - the rhetorical legitimation of the war policy. Using thorough case studies examining the construction of, and the elite debate on, the war narratives of the Vietnam War, US involvement in Somalia, and Iraq War, Kubiak generates valuable insights into the dynamics of the national will. Constructing both the desirability and feasibility of war policy, the war narrative plays an important role in determining the strength of the national will in conflict. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: -- 1. What is the National Will? -- 2. War Policy Stability and Change- The War Narrative -- 3. Vietnam War 1965-1968 -- 4. Somalia 1992-1993 -- 5. Iraq War 2003-2008 -- 6. Propositions Regarding the National Will -- 7. Understanding the National Will- Durable War Narratives. 651 0 $a United States $x Military policy $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Discourse analysis $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Rhetoric $x History. $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Strategic culture $z United States. 650 0 $a Politics and war $z United States $x History. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / United States. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211024101.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826095237.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AFCF32F6332F11E49E51C4E1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search