LEADER 03456nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910957598003321 005 20230721022931.0 010 $a9786611188566 010 $a9781849642811 010 $a1849642818 010 $a9781281188564 010 $a1281188565 035 $a(CKB)1000000000802690 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933569 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000297044 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11224569 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297044 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10328257 035 $a(PQKB)11395344 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386400 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386400 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479964 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL118856 035 $a(OCoLC)656249377 035 $a(Perlego)664820 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000802690 100 $a20080116d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrustrated empire $eUS foreign policy, 9/11 to Iraq /$fDavid Ryan 210 $aLondon $cAnn Arbor, Mich. $cPluto Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a9780745323886 311 0 $a074532388X 311 0 $a9780745323893 311 0 $a0745323898 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-197) and index. 330 8 $aA brilliant meditation on the nature of the American empire that ranges widely between past and present. ... Few books I've read on recent US foreign policy cut both as deep and as broadly as this one. Professor Marilyn Young, New York University; A fine example of how to write contemporary history. Ryan provides readers with a real understanding of the dilemmas of the American empire. Professor Lloyd Gardner, Rutgers University; A majestic work, moving from the Cold War to now. ... An essential critique of the world of the 21st century.; Professor William S. Lucas, University of Birmingham David Ryan examines the broad contexts of US foreign policy and the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War that shaped the opportunistic framing of 9/11 and paved the way for the long-held neo-conservative desire for regime change and war in Iraq. He examines the construction of the cultural framework for war following 9/11, the legitimacy of military force in Afghanistan, the rise of anti-Americanism, within the broader contexts over the struggle over legitimacy, identity and leadership.Turning the 'clash of civilisations' thesis on its head, Ryan presents a careful analysis of the evolution of US foreign policy and its engagement with Iraq through the 1980's. While 9/11 provided the opportunity, the post-Vietnam context provides a more pertinent framework for this reflection on the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the strategic implications for US foreign policy. 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011 606 $aAfghan War, 2001-2021 606 $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-2009 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011. 615 0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021. 615 0$aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009. 676 $a956.7044/3 700 $aRyan$b David$f1965-$0897861 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957598003321 996 $aFrustrated empire$94451377 997 $aUNINA