عنوان

War, the American state, and politics since 1898 /

(Number (ISBN

9780511760747 (ebook)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521119153 (hardback)

Erroneous ISBN

9781107690981 (paperback)

Number

b502685

Title Proper

War, the American state, and politics since 1898 /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Robert P. Saldin.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

Text of Note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

Text of Note

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.

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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.

Parallel Title

War, the American State, & Politics since 1898.

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Saldin, Robert P.,1977-

Date of Transaction

20151005020622.0

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