Opposing the crusader state [[electronic resource] ] : alternatives to global interventionism / / edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close

• Pubblicazione: Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.1/170973
• Soggetto topico: Isolationism - United States - History; Nonalignment - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HiggsRobert CloseCarl P. <1962->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Copyright; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; Part I: American Noninterventionism ; 1: Imperialism, Noninterventionism, and Revolution: Opponents of the Modern American Empire ; 2: New Deal Nemesis: The "Old Right" Jeffersonians ; 3: On the Brink of World War II: Justus Doenecke's Storm on the Horizon ; 4: The Republican Road Not Taken: The Foreign-Policy Vision of Robert A. TaftPart II: The Case Against Nation Building ; 5: The Prospects for Democracy in High-Violence Societies ; 6: Does Nation Building Work? ; 7: Did The United States Create Democracy in Germany? ; 8: A Matter of Small Consequence: U. S. Foreign Policy and the Tragedy of East Timor Part III: Debating the Democratic Peace ; 9: Democracy and War ; 10: Democracy and War: Reply ; 11: Democracy and War: Rejoinder ; 12: Stealing and Killing: A Property-Rights Theory of Mass Murder ; Part IV: Free Trade as a Peace Strategy 13: Commerce, Markets, and Peace: Richard Cobden's Enduring Lessons ; 14: The Diffusion of Prosperity and Peace by Globalization ; About the Editors and Contributors ; Index ; Praise for Opposing the Crusader State ; About the Independent Institute Independent Studies in Political Economy ; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: <DIV>Broken into four sections, this book illustrates the history of American foreign policy and demonstrates the current applicability of a non-interventionist model. For the past century, U.S. foreign policy has rested on the assumption that Americans' interests are best served by active intervention abroad to secure markets for U.S. exports, to combat potential enemies far from American shores, or to engage in democratic nation building. Earlier, however, non-interventionism was widely considered more desirable and more consistent with the principles of the American Revolution. The authors
• Titolo autorizzato: Opposing the crusader state
• ISBN: 1-59813-107-9; 1-59813-106-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453814503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II