U.S. Foreign Policy and the Politics of Fear

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book non-fiction book scholarly work

U.S. Foreign Policy and the Politics of Fear is a scholarly book by Ira Chernus that examines how fear-based narratives have shaped American foreign policy and public discourse.

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U.S. Foreign Policy and the Politics of Fear canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ
analyzes	myths and symbols in American political culture ⓘ relationship between fear and foreign policy decisions ⓘ use of fear in political rhetoric ⓘ
author	Ira Chernus ⓘ
contributionTo	debates on U.S. national security strategy ⓘ understanding of how fear shapes policy choices ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discusses	Cold War era U.S. foreign policy narratives ⓘ post–World War II American foreign policy culture ⓘ role of fear in democratic societies ⓘ
examines	media representations of external threats ⓘ political leadership and fear appeals ⓘ symbolic constructions of enemies ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	American studies ⓘ international relations ⓘ political science ⓘ security studies ⓘ
focusesOn	cultural roots of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ fear-based narratives in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ public discourse about national security ⓘ symbolic politics in the United States ⓘ
genre	international relations literature ⓘ political science literature ⓘ
hasAuthorAffiliation	Ira Chernus ⓘ surface form: Ira Chernus is associated with the University of Colorado (Boulder)
hasAuthorOccupation	Ira Chernus ⓘ surface form: Ira Chernus is a religious studies scholar
hasPerspective	critical ⓘ
intendedAudience	readers interested in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ readers interested in political rhetoric ⓘ scholars ⓘ students ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	American political discourse ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ national security rhetoric ⓘ politics of fear ⓘ
relatedTo	American exceptionalism ⓘ U.S. national security policy ⓘ public opinion on foreign policy ⓘ war on terror discourse ⓘ
usesApproach	cultural analysis ⓘ discourse analysis ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ

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