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03130aam a2200457 a 4500 001 C7AE70AEEE4E11E0BFB3B9EB6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20111004010313 008 100428s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010018293 020 $a 0521119154 020 $a 9780521119153 035 $a (OCoLC)612962066 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E743 $b .S244 2010 082 00 $a 973.9 $2 22 100 1 $a Saldin, Robert P., $d 1977- 245 1 $a War, the American state, and politics since 1898 / $c Robert P. Saldin. 260 $a New York : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2010. 300 $a xii, 258 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a "This book examines major foreign conflicts from the Spanish-American War through Vietnam, arguing that international conflicts have strong effects on American political parties, elections, state development, and policymaking. First, major wars expose and highlight problems requiring governmental solutions or necessitating emergency action. Second, despite well-known curtailments of civil liberties, wars often enhance democracy by drawing attention to the contributions of previously marginalized groups and facilitating the extension of fuller citizenship rights to them. Finally, wars affect the party system. Foreign conflicts create crises - many of which are unanticipated - that require immediate attention, supplant prior issues on the policy agenda, and engender shifts in party ideology. These new issues and redefinitions of party ideology frequently influence elections by shaping both elite and mass behavior"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The 'Splendid Little War'; 3. The war to end all wars; 4. The good war; 5. The forgotten war; 6. The lost war; 7. Conclusion. 650 0 $a Politics and war $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Political culture $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Political parties $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Spanish-American War, 1898 $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Korean War, 1950-1953 $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Political aspects $z United States. 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010018293-t.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010018293-d.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010018293-b.html 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825090853.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C7AE70AEEE4E11E0BFB3B9EB6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search