LEADER 02470nam 22005411 450 001 9911008431003321 005 20240123195543.0 010 $a1-5443-3109-6 010 $a1-5443-0871-X 010 $a1-4833-0155-9 010 $a1-4833-2100-2 035 $a(CKB)4330000000042194 035 $a(OCoLC)1023627278 035 $a(CaToSAGE)SAGE000003014 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5165177 035 $a(PPN)234757019 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1994793 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1994793 035 $a(OCoLC)958506690 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000042194 100 $a20180104d2014 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerican foreign policy and political ambition /$fJames Lee Ray, Vanderbilt University 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aWashington D.C. :$cSage/CQ Press,$d[2014] 215 $a1 online resource (468 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a1-60871-680-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aIn his eagerly-awaited second edition, Ray revisits his deceptively simple premise that the highest priority of leaders is to stay in power. Looking at how political ambition and domestic pressures impact foreign policymaking is the key to understanding how and why foreign policy decisions are made. The text begins by using this analytic approach to look at the history of foreign policymaking and then examines how various parties inside and outside government influence decision making. In a unique third section, the book takes a regional approach, not only covering trends other books tend to miss, but giving students the opportunity to think comprehensively about how issues intersect around the globe--from human security and democratization, to globalization and pollution. Guided by input from adopters and reviewers, ... 606 $aAmbition$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$vSources 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$xPhilosophy 615 0$aAmbition$xHistory. 676 $a327.73 700 $aRay$b James Lee$01827272 801 0$bCaToSAGE 801 1$bCaToSAGE 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911008431003321 996 $aAmerican foreign policy and political ambition$94395377 997 $aUNINA