Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War

by John E. Mueller

Book Overview

The Persian Gulf crisis may well have been the most extensively polled episode in U.S. history as President Bush, his opponents, and even Saddam Hussein appealed to, and tried to influence, public opinion. As well documented as this phenomenon was, it remains largely unexplained. John Mueller provides an account of the complex relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis.

Mueller analyzes key issues: the actual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226545652
• ISBN13: 9780226545653
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"