| Working in the World: Jimmy Carter and the Making of American Foreign Policy Contributor(s): Strong, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807124451 ISBN-13: 9780807124451 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2000 Annotation: In nine detailed case studies based on interviews with participants and on recently released documents in the Carter presidential library, Robert Strong carefully examines how the thirty-ninth president of the United States addressee and accomplished the work of foreign policy during his term. Working in the World illuminates the nature and range of the "work" the presidency is given to do in foreign affairs; often insight into American foreign policy during what w now know was the decline of the cold war; and defends foreign policy making in the Carter years against the oversimplifications of contemporary punditry. Strong evaluates American relations with the Soviet Union as well as steps taken by the Carter administration to win ratification of the Panama Canal treaties, bring peace to the Middle East, promote human rights, and resolve the Iranian hostage crisis. The case studies focus on major and minor foreign policy decisions, giving particular attention to what Carter thought regarding each issue at hand and what he knew before choosing a course of action. With the introduction of new archival evidence, Strong effectively argues for substantial reevaluation of Carter's foreign policy performance. Working in the World, an important opening salvo in Carter revisionism, is a significant addition to the study of American foreign policy and the presidency. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 973.926 |
| LCCN: 99016464 |
| Series: Miller Center the American Presidency |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6.36" W x 9.33" (1.42 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In nine detailed case studies based on interviews with participants and on recently released documents in the Carter presidential library, Robert Strong carefully examines how the thirty-ninth president of the United States addressed and accomplished the work of foreign policy during his term. Working in the World effectively argues for substantial reevaluation of the conventional wisdom about Carter's weak foreign policy performance and questions how we should formulate our earliest appraisals of presidential success in the conduct of foreign affairs. |