In Time of War : Understanding American Public Opinion from World War II to Iraq /
Berinsky, Adam J., author.
From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in U.S. political history-but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. To make this groundbreaking revelation, In Time of War explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Adam Berinsky argues that public response to these crises has been shaped less by their defining characteristics-such as what they cost in lives and resources-than by the same political inter
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From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in U.S. political history-but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. To make this groundbreaking revelation, In Time of War explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Adam Berinsky argues that public response to these crises has been shaped less by their defining characteristics-such as what they cost in lives and resources-than by the same political inter
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
War and society
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Iraq War, 2003-2011