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Berinsky, Adam J.,

In time of war : [electronic resource] understanding American public opinion from World War II to Iraq / - one online resource, 355 pages : illustrations ;

Introduction: America at war -- Historical perspective -- Public opinion and war: a historical perspective -- The myths and meaning of public opinion and World War II -- The structure of support for war -- The calculation of costs: an innocent public -- Partisan structure of war support: events, elites, and the public -- Ethnic groups: attachments, enmities, and support for war -- Public opinion and war: back to the water's edge -- Civil liberties and war -- Elections during wartime -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: description of data and weighting -- Appendix B: Iraq war casualty survey analysis -- Appendix C: congressional record content analysis -- Appendix D: statistical significance of ethnic variables -- Appendix E: relationship between support for war and support for restricting civil liberties -- Appendix F: NES analysis of retrospective war support

ISBN: 9780226043586

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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, 2003-2011 -- Public opinion

Dewey Class. No.: 303.660973