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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.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (164 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773418660
  • 0773418660
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: U.S. Foreign Policy and Religion During the Cold War and the War on Terror.DDC classification:
  • 327.7300905 973.931/092 22
LOC classification:
  • E903.3
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources: Summary: 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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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.