Manufacturing Militarism : U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror

Manufacturing Militarism : U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror

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Summary: "The U.S. government's prime enemy in the War on Terror is not a shadowy mastermind dispatching suicide bombers. It is the informed American citizen. With Manufacturing Militarism , Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall detail how military propaganda has targeted Americans since 9/11. From the darkened cinema to the football field to the airport screening line, the U.S. government has purposefully inflated the actual threat of terrorism and the necessity of a proactive military response. This biased, incomplete, and misleading information contributes to a broader culture of fear and militarism that, far from keeping Americans safe, ultimately threatens the foundations of a free society. Applying a political economic approach to the incentives created by a democratic system with a massive national security state, Coyne and Hall delve into case studies from the War on Terror to show how propaganda operates in a democracy. As they vigilantly watch their carry-ons scanned at the airport despite nonexistent threats, or absorb glowing representations of the military from films, Americans are subject to propaganda that, Coyne and Hall argue, erodes government by citizen consent"-- Provided by publisher.

Department

Department of Economics and Finance

ISBN

9781503628359

Publication Date

2021

Embargo Period

2-17-2022

Publisher

Stanford University Press

City

Stanford

Keywords

Propaganda, Militarism, Political Economics

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies | International Relations | Military and Veterans Studies | Political Science | Political Theory | Terrorism Studies

Manufacturing Militarism : U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror
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