LEADER 03531nam 2200649 450 001 9910810557603321 005 20230124184141.0 010 $a0-8014-5673-8 010 $a0-8014-7027-7 010 $a0-8014-7028-5 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801470288 035 $a(CKB)2550000001192911 035 $a(OCoLC)869282512 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10831262 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001114869 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12435682 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001114869 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11060624 035 $a(PQKB)11076102 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138564 035 $a(OCoLC)1080549575 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse58284 035 $a(DE-B1597)496518 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801470288 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138564 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10831262 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL683566 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001192911 100 $a20140210h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat good is grand strategy? $epower and purpose in American statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush /$fHal Brands 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cCornell University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-52284-7 311 $a0-8014-5246-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAbbreviations and Acronyms -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. The Golden Age Revisited -- $tChapter 2. Travails of the Heroic Statesmen -- $tChapter 3. Was There A Reagan Grand Strategy? -- $tChapter 4. The Dangers of Being Grand -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aGrand strategy is one of the most widely used and abused concepts in the foreign policy lexicon. In this important book, Hal Brands explains why grand strategy is a concept that is so alluring-and so elusive-to those who make American statecraft. He explores what grand strategy is, why it is so essential, and why it is so hard to get right amid the turbulence of global affairs and the chaos of domestic politics. At a time when "grand strategy" is very much in vogue, Brands critically appraises just how feasible that endeavor really is.Brands takes a historical approach to this subject, examining how four presidential administrations, from that of Harry S. Truman to that of George W. Bush, sought to "do" grand strategy at key inflection points in the history of modern U.S. foreign policy. As examples ranging from the early Cold War to the Reagan years to the War on Terror demonstrate, grand strategy can be an immensely rewarding undertaking-but also one that is full of potential pitfalls on the long road between conception and implementation. Brands concludes by offering valuable suggestions for how American leaders might approach the challenges of grand strategy in the years to come. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y21st century 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. 676 $a327.73009/04 700 $aBrands$b Hal$f1983-$0946143 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810557603321 996 $aWhat good is grand strategy$93995990 997 $aUNINA