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Selling War, Selling Hope Presidential Rhetoric, the News Media, and U.S. Foreign Policy since 9/11

DiMaggio, Anthony R.
Innbundet / 2015 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781438457956
Publisert
2015-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
227 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
432

Forfatter
DiMaggio, Anthony R.

Om bidragsyterne

Anthony R. DiMaggio received his PhD in political communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of several books, including The Rise of the Tea Party: Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama.

Selling War, Selling Hope Presidential Rhetoric, the News Media, and U.S. Foreign Policy since 9/11

DiMaggio, Anthony R.
Innbundet / 2015 / Engelsk
DiMaggio, Anthony R.
Innbundet / 2015 / Engelsk
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"Political scientist Anthony DiMaggio is one of the most astute analysts of American media … I cannot recommend this book enough … On every topic I came away a more informed citizen, able to discuss the relevant evidence around U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iran and the Arab Spring." — Andrew Smolski, <i>Counterpunch</i><br /><br />"<i>Selling War, Selling Hope</i> is an innovative project that pushes the fields of political science, political communication, public opinion, and presidential rhetoric into new and exciting directions. This book is essential reading." — Mark Major, author of <i>The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media: The Politics of Framing Executive Power</i><br /><br />"This eye-opening exposition offers a radical new conclusion to the debate over why Americans oppose wars: Americans oppose particular wars for moral reasons. By capturing the wide range of presidential rhetoric from fear to hope, DiMaggio documents the depths plumbed by political and other elites to manipulate the American public to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In order to counteract American citizens' moral opposition to war, political elites manipulate citizens' fears into support for war by giving them hope, but the policies they choose, more often than not, lead to more war and reason for fear which creates a vicious cycle: fear—hope—war. The challenge we face is to break through the noise and the manipulation of political, economic, and military elites. DiMaggio offers us a way to see clearly." — Amentahru Wahlrab, University of Texas at Tyler

Modern presidents have considerable power in selling U.S. foreign policy objectives to the public. In Selling War, Selling Hope, Anthony R. DiMaggio documents how presidents often make use of the media to create a positive informational environment that, at least in the short term, successfully builds public support for policy proposals. Using timely case studies with a focus on the Arab Spring and the U.S. "War on Terror" in the Middle East and surrounding regions, DiMaggio explains how official spin is employed to construct narratives that are sympathetic to U.S. officialdom. The mass media, rather than exhibiting independence when it comes to reporting foreign policy issues, is regularly utilized as a political tool for selling official proposals. The marginalization of alternative, critical viewpoints poses a significant obstacle to informed public deliberations on foreign policy issues. In the long run, however, the packaging of official narrative and its delivery by the media begins to unravel as citizens are able to make use of alternative sources of information and assert their independence from official viewpoints.
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Details how presidents utilize mass media to justify foreign policy objectives in the aftermath of 9/11.
List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Presidential Rhetoric from September 11 to the Arab Spring 1. The Rhetoric of Fear and Hope in Afghanistan 2. Selling the Iraq War 3. Failure: The Iraq War and the Declining Influence of Presidential Rhetoric 4. An Iranian Threat? Recycling the Rhetoric of Fear and Hope 5. From Fear to Democracy: Presidential Rhetoric in the Arab Spring 6. Losing Control: Obama's Rhetoric on Benghazi and Syria Conclusion Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
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"Political scientist Anthony DiMaggio is one of the most astute analysts of American media … I cannot recommend this book enough … On every topic I came away a more informed citizen, able to discuss the relevant evidence around U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iran and the Arab Spring." — Andrew Smolski, Counterpunch"Selling War, Selling Hope is an innovative project that pushes the fields of political science, political communication, public opinion, and presidential rhetoric into new and exciting directions. This book is essential reading." — Mark Major, author of The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media: The Politics of Framing Executive Power"This eye-opening exposition offers a radical new conclusion to the debate over why Americans oppose wars: Americans oppose particular wars for moral reasons. By capturing the wide range of presidential rhetoric from fear to hope, DiMaggio documents the depths plumbed by political and other elites to manipulate the American public to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In order to counteract American citizens' moral opposition to war, political elites manipulate citizens' fears into support for war by giving them hope, but the policies they choose, more often than not, lead to more war and reason for fear which creates a vicious cycle: fear—hope—war. The challenge we face is to break through the noise and the manipulation of political, economic, and military elites. DiMaggio offers us a way to see clearly." — Amentahru Wahlrab, University of Texas at Tyler
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"Political scientist Anthony DiMaggio is one of the most astute analysts of American media … I cannot recommend this book enough … On every topic I came away a more informed citizen, able to discuss the relevant evidence around U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iran and the Arab Spring." — Andrew Smolski, <i>Counterpunch</i><br /><br />"<i>Selling War, Selling Hope</i> is an innovative project that pushes the fields of political science, political communication, public opinion, and presidential rhetoric into new and exciting directions. This book is essential reading." — Mark Major, author of <i>The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media: The Politics of Framing Executive Power</i><br /><br />"This eye-opening exposition offers a radical new conclusion to the debate over why Americans oppose wars: Americans oppose particular wars for moral reasons. By capturing the wide range of presidential rhetoric from fear to hope, DiMaggio documents the depths plumbed by political and other elites to manipulate the American public to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In order to counteract American citizens' moral opposition to war, political elites manipulate citizens' fears into support for war by giving them hope, but the policies they choose, more often than not, lead to more war and reason for fear which creates a vicious cycle: fear—hope—war. The challenge we face is to break through the noise and the manipulation of political, economic, and military elites. DiMaggio offers us a way to see clearly." — Amentahru Wahlrab, University of Texas at Tyler

Modern presidents have considerable power in selling U.S. foreign policy objectives to the public. In Selling War, Selling Hope, Anthony R. DiMaggio documents how presidents often make use of the media to create a positive informational environment that, at least in the short term, successfully builds public support for policy proposals. Using timely case studies with a focus on the Arab Spring and the U.S. "War on Terror" in the Middle East and surrounding regions, DiMaggio explains how official spin is employed to construct narratives that are sympathetic to U.S. officialdom. The mass media, rather than exhibiting independence when it comes to reporting foreign policy issues, is regularly utilized as a political tool for selling official proposals. The marginalization of alternative, critical viewpoints poses a significant obstacle to informed public deliberations on foreign policy issues. In the long run, however, the packaging of official narrative and its delivery by the media begins to unravel as citizens are able to make use of alternative sources of information and assert their independence from official viewpoints.
Les mer
Details how presidents utilize mass media to justify foreign policy objectives in the aftermath of 9/11.
List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Presidential Rhetoric from September 11 to the Arab Spring 1. The Rhetoric of Fear and Hope in Afghanistan 2. Selling the Iraq War 3. Failure: The Iraq War and the Declining Influence of Presidential Rhetoric 4. An Iranian Threat? Recycling the Rhetoric of Fear and Hope 5. From Fear to Democracy: Presidential Rhetoric in the Arab Spring 6. Losing Control: Obama's Rhetoric on Benghazi and Syria Conclusion Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
Les mer
"Political scientist Anthony DiMaggio is one of the most astute analysts of American media … I cannot recommend this book enough … On every topic I came away a more informed citizen, able to discuss the relevant evidence around U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iran and the Arab Spring." — Andrew Smolski, Counterpunch"Selling War, Selling Hope is an innovative project that pushes the fields of political science, political communication, public opinion, and presidential rhetoric into new and exciting directions. This book is essential reading." — Mark Major, author of The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media: The Politics of Framing Executive Power"This eye-opening exposition offers a radical new conclusion to the debate over why Americans oppose wars: Americans oppose particular wars for moral reasons. By capturing the wide range of presidential rhetoric from fear to hope, DiMaggio documents the depths plumbed by political and other elites to manipulate the American public to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In order to counteract American citizens' moral opposition to war, political elites manipulate citizens' fears into support for war by giving them hope, but the policies they choose, more often than not, lead to more war and reason for fear which creates a vicious cycle: fear—hope—war. The challenge we face is to break through the noise and the manipulation of political, economic, and military elites. DiMaggio offers us a way to see clearly." — Amentahru Wahlrab, University of Texas at Tyler
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781438457956
Publisert
2015-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
227 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
432

Forfatter
DiMaggio, Anthony R.

Om bidragsyterne

Anthony R. DiMaggio received his PhD in political communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of several books, including The Rise of the Tea Party: Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama.

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