When Democracies Choose War : : Politics, Public Opinion, and the Marketplace of Ideas / / Andrew Z. Katz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Katz, Andrew Z.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Democratic Wars of Choice and the Marketplace of Ideas --; 2 France’s Effort to Retain Indochina --; 3 Richard Nixon’s Pursuit of “Peace with Honor” in Vietnam --; 4 Britain’s War to Retake the Falklands --; 5 Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon to Secure Peace in the Galilee --; 6 War as a “New Product”: Marketing Operation Iraqi Freedom --; 7 Toward a Better Understanding of Democracies at War? --; Appendix --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626376687; 9783110783568
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626376687
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Andrew Z. Katz.

What is going on domestically when democracies choose war? Why do some wars of choice generate political opposition while others don't? Is there an internal mechanism that constrains the behavior of democracies when it comes to war? To answer these questions, Andrew Katz explores the relationship between public support for wars of choice and democratic norms in the marketplace of ideas. With extensive empirical evidence ranging from the French war in Indochina after World War II to "Operation Iraqi Freedom," Katz provides new insights on the domestic sources of foreign policy, and especially on the role of public opinion in the decision to go to war.