U.S. Foreign Policy and Religion During the Cold War and the War on Terror
Study of How Harry S. Truman and George W. Bush Administrations Procured Public Support for Warfare
Stramer, Janicke.
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Lewiston
Edwin Mellen Press
2011
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Janicke Stramer's book examines the use of religious rhetoric and faith as a tool to garner support for U.S. foreign policy. Stramer's history provides case studies of the Truman administration and the George W. Bush (43) administration. In particular, Stramer examines Truman's use of religion to develop his containment policy against "godless" communism during the Cold War and uses it as a backdrop for an analysis of how religion was applied to the Bush administration's "War on Terror." Using these two studies, Stramer asserts that a framework can be developed to analyze the U.S. perception o
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Bush, George W. (George Walker)
1946-
Ethics
Truthfulness and falsehood
Political aspects
United States
Case studies
United States
Politics and government
2001-2009
Sources
United States
Politics and government
2001-2009
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
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U.S. Foreign Policy and Religion During the Cold War and the War on Terror
Stramer, Janicke.
Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011
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0773418660 (electronic bk.)
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