| US Foreign Policy since 1945 Contributor(s): Dobson, Alan (Author), Dobson, Alan P. (Author), Marsh, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415386403 ISBN-13: 9780415386401 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: An essential and concise introduction to postwar US foreign policy, this second edition of US Foreign Policy since 1945 explores the key questions of who makes policy, why, in what style or tradition, under what kinds of democratic controls and in what kind of international environment. "US Foreign Policy since 1945," 2nd edition, provides challenging and thought-provoking analysis of the crucial issues, and as well as extensive analysis of the cold war and pre-2001 periods, it has been fully updated to include: - the accession of George W. Bush - September 11th 2001 - the second gulf war in Iraq - the neglect of Africa in relation to the Middle East. Also included are a chronology and a new conclusion which draws together the themes of the book and looks towards the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2006003267 |
| Series: Making of the Contemporary World |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.77" W x 8.67" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: US Foreign Policy since 1945 is an essential introduction to postwar US foreign policy. It combines chronologic and thematic chapters to provide an historical account of US policy and to explore key questions about its design, control and effects. New features of this second edition include:
Covering topics from American foreign policy-making, US power and democratic control, through to Cold War debates, economic warfare, WMDs and the war on terrorism, US Foreign Policy since 1945 is the ideal introduction to the topic for students of politics and international relations. |