In time of war
Subtitle: understanding American public opinion from World War II to Iraq
By: Adam J. Berinsky.
Series: Chicago studies in American politics; Chicago studies in American politics
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780226043586; 9780226043593
Subjects: War and society -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Public opinion; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- United States -- Public opinion; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Public opinion; Iraq War, 2003- -- Public opinion
Description: Berinsky argues that public responses to war in the U.S. are shaped by the same political interests & group affiliations that influence opinions on domestic issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: America at war; title: Historical perspective; title: Public opinion and war: a historical perspective; title: The myths and meaning of public opinion and World War II; title: The structure of support for war; title: The calculation of costs: an innocent public; title: Partisan structure of war support: events, elites, and the public; title: Ethnic groups: attachments, enmities, and support for war; title: Public opinion and war: back to the water's edge; title: Civil liberties and war; title: Elections during wartime; title: Conclusions; title: Appendix A: description of data and weighting; title: Appendix B: Iraq war casualty survey analysis; title: Appendix C: congressional record content analysis; title: Appendix D: statistical significance of ethnic variables; title: Appendix E: relationship between support for war and support for restricting civil liberties; title: Appendix F: NES analysis of retrospective war support.