Doves Into Hawks: Talking about Saving Strangers to Build Public Support for War

Author/Contributor(s):	Maxey, Sarah
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	04/14/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book shows how US presidents use humanitarian justifications to garner broad public support for foreign military interventions. It also explores how humanitarian claims improve democracy because they create opportunities for the public to hold leaders accountable for their words and actions.