1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463416203321

Autore

Jervis Robert <1940-, >

Titolo

American foreign policy in a new era / / Robert Jervis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-203-95629-X

1-283-96447-3

1-135-42516-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Deterrence (Strategy)

War

World politics - 21st century

International relations

Security, International

Balance of power

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Theories of war in an era of leading power peace -- September 11? how has it changed the world? -- The confrontation between Iraq and the U.S. : implications for the theory and practice of deterrence -- Understanding the Bush Doctrine -- Where do we go from here?.

Sommario/riassunto

To say that the world changed drastically on 9/11 has become a truism and even a cliché. But the incontestable fact is that a new era for both the world and US foreign policy began on that infamous day and the ramifications for international politics have been monumental.In this book, one of the leading thinkers in international relations, Robert Jervis, provides us with several snapshots of world politics over the past few years. Jervis brings his acute analysis of international politics to bear on several recent developments that have transformed international politics and American f



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784241303321

Titolo

Political violence and the construction of national identity in Latin America [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Will Fowler & Peter Lambert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006

ISBN

1-281-36122-4

9786611361228

0-230-60172-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FowlerWill <1966->

LambertPeter <1948->

Disciplina

303.6098

Soggetti

Political violence - Latin America

Nationalism - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Contributors; Chapter 1 The Children of the Chingada; Chapter 2 Myth, Manipulation, and Violence: Relationships between National Identity and Political Violence; Chapter 3 Languages of Nationalist Violence: Notes on Mexican Hispanophobia; Chapter 4 Lucha and Cubanía: The (Re)Construction of a Cuban Historical Identity Through the Idea of (Revolutionary) Struggle; Chapter 5 Contesting Imagined Communities: Gender, Nation, and Violence in El Salvador; Chapter 6 National Identity and Violence: The Case of Colombia

Chapter 7 National Identity and Political Violence: The Case of VenezuelaChapter 8 Political Violence, Cinematic Representation, and Peruvian National Identity: La Boca del Lobo (Francisco Lombardi, 1988) and La Vida es una Sola...; Chapter 9 Violence, the Left, and the Creation of Un Nuevo Chile; Chapter 10 The Effects of State Violence on National Identity: The Fate of Chilean Historical Narratives Post 1973; Chapter 11 ""iMuero con mi patria!"" Myth, Political Violence, and the Construction of National Identity in Paraguay

Chapter 12 Some Historical Observations on the Relationship between Nationalism and Political Violence in ArgentinaSelected Bibliography;



Index

Sommario/riassunto

This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin America, and the violent struggle for political power that has defined Latin American history since independence. The result is an original, fascinating contribution to an increasingly important field of study.