Media and the Politics of Failure: Great Powers, Communication Strategies, and Military Defeats

by Laura Roselle

Book Overview

Roselle analyzes how political leaders of powerful states use media to explain military defeats. The cases of the United States in Vietnam and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan highlight the role of great power identity, domestic politics, and media structure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349535907
• ISBN13: 9781349535903
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"