{"product_id":"military-strategy-as-public-discourse-tadd-sholtis-9780415704236","title":"Military Strategy as Public Discourse: America's War in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the current history of United States military strategy in Afghanistan as an example of dysfunctional policy discourse among the nation's elites. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legitimacy of a country's military strategy can become a subject of intense public debate and doubt, especially in prolonged conflicts. Arguments typically hinge on disagreements about the values at stake, the consequences of action or inaction, and the authority of those responsible for the plan. As the US entered its second decade at war in Afghanistan, political and military leaders struggled to explain the ends and means of their strategy through internal policy debates, the promotion of counterinsurgency doctrine, and day-to-day accounts of the war's progress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilitary Strategy as Public Discourse considers recent US strategy in Afghanistan as a form of valid and equitable public discussion among those with the ability to affect outcomes. The work examines the dominant forms of discourse used by the various groups of elites who make and execute strategy, and considers how representations of these forms of discourse in news media shapes elite understanding of the purpose of US efforts in wars of choice. The book proposes how policy-makers should address the problems of public discourse on war, which tends to exclude or marginalize relevant elites and focus on narrow questions of validity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, US foreign policy, and security studies in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tadd Sholtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415704235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415704236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Tadd Sholtis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658871517439,"sku":"9780415704236","price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/military-strategy-as-public-discourse-tadd-sholtis-9780415704236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}