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UNINA9910463710403321 |
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Autore |
Melanson Richard A. |
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Titolo |
American foreign policy since the Vietnam War : the search for consensus from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush / / Richard A. Melanson |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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0-7656-1199-6 |
1-315-70655-5 |
1-317-47720-0 |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (432 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
United States Foreign relations 1989- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The rise and fall of the Cold War consensus -- part 2. American foreign policy after Vietnam -- part 3. The post-Cold War interlude -- part 4. The global war on terror -- part 5. Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book integrates the study of presidential politics and foreign policy-making from the Vietnam aftermath to the events following September 11 and the Iraqi War. Focusing on the relationship between presidents' foreign policy agendas and domestic politics, it offers compelling portraits of presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II. In the course of comparing the efforts of these presidents to articulate a clear conception of the national interest and to forge a foreign policy consensus, the author shows the key role of public opinion in constraining presidential initiat |
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