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In time of war : understanding American public opinion from World War II to Iraq /

Main Author: Berinsky, Adam J., 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2009.
Series:Chicago studies in American politics
Subjects:
War and society > United States
World War, 1939-1945 > Public opinion. > United States
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Public opinion. > United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion. > United States
Iraq War, 2003- > Public opinion.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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