Title Manufacturing militarism : U.S. government propaganda in the War on Terror / Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall

Published Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Propaganda : its meaning, operation, and limits -- The political economy of government propaganda -- Selling the invasion of Iraq -- The post-invasion propaganda pitch -- Paid patriotism : propaganda takes the field -- Flying the propagandized skies -- Propaganda goes to Hollywood -- Conclusion : the power of the propagandized 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 Analysis Iraq U.S. national security state democracy militarism paid patriotism propaganda war on terror whistleblowing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 14, 2021) Subject Militarism -- United States Propaganda -- United States Propaganda, American. Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Propaganda. Militarism Military policy Politics and government Propaganda Propaganda, American Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy SUBJECT United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379 United States -- History, Military -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003003698 United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject United States Genre/Form Military history Form Electronic book Author Hall, Abigail R., author. LC no. 2020045728 ISBN 9781503628373 150362837X

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