The folly of empire [[electronic resource] ] : what George W. Bush could learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson / / John B. Judis
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Judis John B
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The folly of empire [[electronic resource] ] : what George W. Bush could learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson / / John B. Judis
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Scribner, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.73009/04 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States - History - 20th century |
| Imperialism | |
| Imperialism - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 |
| United States Foreign relations 20th century | |
| United States Politics and government 20th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | "A Lisa Drew book." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-229) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; I. An Empire of Liberty: The Framework of American Foreign Policy; II. America's Imperial Moment; III. Theodore Roosevelt and the Heel of Achilles; IV. Woodrow Wilson and the Way to Liberty; V. Woodrow Wilson and the Conscience of the World; VI. Franklin Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms; VII. Cold War Liberalism from Truman to Reagan; VIII. Bush, Clinton, and the Triumph of Wilsonianism; IX. George W. Bush Sees Evil; X. George W. Bush and the Illusion of Omnipotence; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | A century ago, the Theodore Roosevelt administration believed building an American empire was the only way the U.S. could ensure its role in the world, but came to see the occupation of the Philippines as America's ""heel of Achilles."" Woodrow Wilson, shocked by the failure of Americanintervention in Mexico and by the outbreak of World War I, came to see imperialism as the underlying cause of war and set about trying to create an international system to eliminate empires. But, the current Bush administration, despite the lessons of the past, has revived the older dreams ofAmerican empire--un |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The folly of empire |
| ISBN: | 1-280-84679-8 |
| 0-19-534557-6 | |
| 1-4294-3848-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458448603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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