Selling a 'Just' War
eBook - PDF

Selling a 'Just' War

Framing, Legitimacy, and US Military Intervention

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Selling a 'Just' War

Framing, Legitimacy, and US Military Intervention

About this book

Butler sheds light on how American political leaders sell the decision to intervene with military force to the public and howa just war frame is employed in US foreign policy. He provides three post-Cold Warexamples of foreign policy crises: thePersian Gulf War (1990-91), Kosovo (1999), and Afghanistan (2001).

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. Preface and Acknowledgments
  7. List of Acronyms
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Entering the Just War Conversation
  10. 3 Framing, Foreign Policy, and Just Wars
  11. 4 Analyzing the Just War Frame
  12. 5 The Gulf War: Desert Shield, Desert Storm
  13. 6 Kosovo: Allied Force and the Noble Anvil
  14. 7 Afghanistan: Enduring Freedom and Infinite Justice
  15. Conclusion: Selling a Just War
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index