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- catalog abstract ""Death and the Statesman argues that the fear of death powerfully shapes our thinking about war. More importantly, it also shapes the thinking of those leaders and officials who decide when and where we will go to war. Drawing on an extensive study of twentieth-century U.S. foreign policy officials, Underhill-Cady argues that foreign policy leaders construe war through the use of symbolism, metaphor, and ritual as a battle against death itself. He shows how this battle bears the imprint of the elite's concerns about their own mortality and the need for the nation to transcend mortal bounds, what he calls their "immortality projects." Serving as a bridge between the individual citizen and the nation, the elite's social construction of death in battle in turn helps the soldiers and citizenry gain a sense of immortality. From Theodore Roosevelt's numerous hunting trips to George Bush's leap from an airplane, Underhill-Cady uses anecdotes drawn from biographies, memoirs, and letters of U.S. policymakers to illustrate these immortality projects, showing the human side of what is at heart a very inhuman decision. Together with insightful analysis, Death and the Statesman provides a fresh and provocative perspective on the underlying cultural and psychological dynamics that make it possible for nations to go to war."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12239744.
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 20th century Decision making.".
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 20th century Psychological aspects.".
- catalog coverage "United States History, Military 20th century.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Death and the Statesman argues that the fear of death powerfully shapes our thinking about war. More importantly, it also shapes the thinking of those leaders and officials who decide when and where we will go to war. Drawing on an extensive study of twentieth-century U.S. foreign policy officials, Underhill-Cady argues that foreign policy leaders construe war through the use of symbolism, metaphor, and ritual as a battle against death itself. He shows how this battle bears the imprint of the elite's concerns about their own mortality and the need for the nation to transcend mortal bounds, what he calls their "immortality projects." Serving as a bridge between the individual citizen and the nation, the elite's social construction of death in battle in turn helps the soldiers and citizenry gain a sense of immortality. From Theodore Roosevelt's numerous hunting trips to George Bush's leap from an airplane, Underhill-Cady uses anecdotes drawn from biographies, memoirs, and letters of U.S. policymakers to illustrate these immortality projects, showing the human side of what is at heart a very inhuman decision. Together with insightful analysis, Death and the Statesman provides a fresh and provocative perspective on the underlying cultural and psychological dynamics that make it possible for nations to go to war."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-234) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 242 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312239289".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Palgrave,".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 20th century Decision making.".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 20th century Psychological aspects.".
- catalog spatial "United States History, Military 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "303.6/6/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Death Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "E745 .U54 2001".
- catalog subject "Political culture United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Statesmen United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Statesmen United States Psychology.".
- catalog subject "War Psychological aspects.".
- catalog title "Death and the statesman : the culture and psychology of U.S. leaders during war / Joseph B. Underhill-Cady.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Military history. fast".
- catalog type "text".