Politics of American Foreign Policy [[electronic resource] ] : How Ideology Divides Liberals and Conservatives over Foreign Affairs

• Autore: Gries Peter
• Pubblicazione: Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.73
• Soggetto topico: United States -- Foreign relations -- Public opinion; Liberals - Attitudes - United States; Conservatives - Attitudes - United States; Ideology - United States; Public opinion - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword: Partisanship and the U.S. National Interest -- Introduction: Ideology and American Foreign Policy -- 1. Liberals, Conservatives, and Foreign Affairs -- 2. Beyond Red and Blue: Four Dimensions of American Ideology -- 3. The Moral Foundations of Ideology and International Attitudes -- 4. The Foreign Policy Orientations of Liberals and Conservatives: Internationalism, Realism/Idealism, and Nationalism -- 5. Partisan Elites and Global Attitudes: Ideology in Social Context -- 6. Latin America: Liberal and Conservative Moralities of Immigration and Foreign Aid -- 7. Europe: Socialist France, Mother England, Brother Germany, and the E.U. Antichrist -- 8. The Middle East: Christian Zionism, the Israel Lobby, and the Holy Land -- 9. East Asia: Red China, Free Asia, and the Yellow Peril -- 10. International Organizations and Treaties: Blue Helmets, Black Helicopters, and Satanic Serpents -- Conclusion: Ideology—Why Politics Does Not End at the Water’s Edge -- Acknowledgments -- Statistical Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this provocative book, Peter Gries directly challenges the widely held view that partisan elites on Capitol Hill are out of touch with a moderate American public. Dissecting a new national survey, Gries shows how ideology powerfully divides Main Street over both domestic and foreign policy and reveals how and why, with the exception of attitudes toward Israel, liberals consistently feel warmer toward foreign countries and international organizations, and desire friendlier policies toward them, than conservatives do. And because most Congressional districts have become hyper-partisan, many p
• Titolo autorizzato: Politics of American Foreign Policy
• ISBN: 0-8047-9092-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786665103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II