Alliance curse [[electronic resource] ] : how America lost the Third World / / Hilton L. Root |
Autore | Root Hilton L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.730172/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Developing countries
National security - United States Nation-building - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-13138-9
9786612131387 0-8157-0151-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Economic logic of the alliance curse -- Democratic paradoxes : institutional constraints on U.S. democracy promotion -- The dangers of triumphalism -- Incompatible missions and unsuitable organizations -- Social bifurcation and ultimatum bargaining : the vision gap in U.S. reconstruction efforts -- The United States and China : the power of illusion -- The United States as master builder in the Philippines -- Illegitimate offspring : South Vietnam -- Mirage of stability : the United States and the Shah of Iran -- America's moral dilemma in South Asia -- Walking with the devil : the commitment trap in U.S. foreign policy -- Redeeming democracy through the market : do open markets produce open politics? -- Linking U.S. security to Third World development -- Reframing the purpose of U.S. globalism : strategies, institutions, and beliefs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454026403321 |
Root Hilton L | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alliance curse [[electronic resource] ] : how America lost the Third World / / Hilton L. Root |
Autore | Root Hilton L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.730172/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Developing countries
National security - United States Nation-building - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-282-13138-9
9786612131387 0-8157-0151-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Economic logic of the alliance curse -- Democratic paradoxes : institutional constraints on U.S. democracy promotion -- The dangers of triumphalism -- Incompatible missions and unsuitable organizations -- Social bifurcation and ultimatum bargaining : the vision gap in U.S. reconstruction efforts -- The United States and China : the power of illusion -- The United States as master builder in the Philippines -- Illegitimate offspring : South Vietnam -- Mirage of stability : the United States and the Shah of Iran -- America's moral dilemma in South Asia -- Walking with the devil : the commitment trap in U.S. foreign policy -- Redeeming democracy through the market : do open markets produce open politics? -- Linking U.S. security to Third World development -- Reframing the purpose of U.S. globalism : strategies, institutions, and beliefs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778024003321 |
Root Hilton L | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alliance curse : how America lost the Third World / / Hilton L. Root |
Autore | Root Hilton L |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.730172/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Developing countries
National security - United States Nation-building - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-282-13138-9
9786612131387 0-8157-0151-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Economic logic of the alliance curse -- Democratic paradoxes : institutional constraints on U.S. democracy promotion -- The dangers of triumphalism -- Incompatible missions and unsuitable organizations -- Social bifurcation and ultimatum bargaining : the vision gap in U.S. reconstruction efforts -- The United States and China : the power of illusion -- The United States as master builder in the Philippines -- Illegitimate offspring : South Vietnam -- Mirage of stability : the United States and the Shah of Iran -- America's moral dilemma in South Asia -- Walking with the devil : the commitment trap in U.S. foreign policy -- Redeeming democracy through the market : do open markets produce open politics? -- Linking U.S. security to Third World development -- Reframing the purpose of U.S. globalism : strategies, institutions, and beliefs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824907403321 |
Root Hilton L | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America and the Third World . Volume 80 : revolution and intervention / / John L. S. Girling |
Autore | Girling J. L. S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (477 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.730172/4 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-85881-4
0-203-83577-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Perspectives on the Third World; Perspectives applied: practice; Perspectives compared; Part one REVOLUTION; Introduction; 2 Revolutionary motivation; Peasant participants; Motivation and mobility; Opposition and order; Concept and conditions; Case studies: Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; 3 Structural context; Catalytic insurrection: Cuba; Why failure?; An alternative: national resistance; Another alternative: urban insurgency; The Chinese way; Prospects
4 General theory of revolution?Universal theory, specific conditions; Political, psychological, systemic theories; Part two INTERVENTION; Introduction; 5 US foreign policy: two perspectives; Security and pluralism; Dominance and dependence; Perspectives compared; Conclusion; 6 America and the Third World: from involvement to intervention; Global involvement; Strategic-economic nexus; Stages of intervention; America in a 'bind'; 7 Limited war; Education in the Cold War; Military solutions preferred; 8 Counter-insurgency: analysts and operators; Contract research; Neutrality of technicians 'Suppression'SMASH; 9 Implications of involvement; Nixon Doctrine: two views; Push and pull: global alarms; Manipulation from below; Politics and morals: the linkage; Deep involvement; Prospects; 10 Conclusion: the global condition; Strategic disengagement; Total engagement; Intermediate strategy; Solution?; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463493103321 |
Girling J. L. S. | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America and the Third World . Volume 80 : revolution and intervention / / John L. S. Girling |
Autore | Girling J. L. S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (477 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.730172/4 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Development |
ISBN |
1-136-85881-4
0-203-83577-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Perspectives on the Third World; Perspectives applied: practice; Perspectives compared; Part one REVOLUTION; Introduction; 2 Revolutionary motivation; Peasant participants; Motivation and mobility; Opposition and order; Concept and conditions; Case studies: Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; 3 Structural context; Catalytic insurrection: Cuba; Why failure?; An alternative: national resistance; Another alternative: urban insurgency; The Chinese way; Prospects
4 General theory of revolution?Universal theory, specific conditions; Political, psychological, systemic theories; Part two INTERVENTION; Introduction; 5 US foreign policy: two perspectives; Security and pluralism; Dominance and dependence; Perspectives compared; Conclusion; 6 America and the Third World: from involvement to intervention; Global involvement; Strategic-economic nexus; Stages of intervention; America in a 'bind'; 7 Limited war; Education in the Cold War; Military solutions preferred; 8 Counter-insurgency: analysts and operators; Contract research; Neutrality of technicians 'Suppression'SMASH; 9 Implications of involvement; Nixon Doctrine: two views; Push and pull: global alarms; Manipulation from below; Politics and morals: the linkage; Deep involvement; Prospects; 10 Conclusion: the global condition; Strategic disengagement; Total engagement; Intermediate strategy; Solution?; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788587903321 |
Girling J. L. S. | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America and the Third World . Volume 80 : revolution and intervention / / John L. S. Girling |
Autore | Girling J. L. S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (477 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.730172/4 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Development |
ISBN |
1-136-85881-4
0-203-83577-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Perspectives on the Third World; Perspectives applied: practice; Perspectives compared; Part one REVOLUTION; Introduction; 2 Revolutionary motivation; Peasant participants; Motivation and mobility; Opposition and order; Concept and conditions; Case studies: Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; 3 Structural context; Catalytic insurrection: Cuba; Why failure?; An alternative: national resistance; Another alternative: urban insurgency; The Chinese way; Prospects
4 General theory of revolution?Universal theory, specific conditions; Political, psychological, systemic theories; Part two INTERVENTION; Introduction; 5 US foreign policy: two perspectives; Security and pluralism; Dominance and dependence; Perspectives compared; Conclusion; 6 America and the Third World: from involvement to intervention; Global involvement; Strategic-economic nexus; Stages of intervention; America in a 'bind'; 7 Limited war; Education in the Cold War; Military solutions preferred; 8 Counter-insurgency: analysts and operators; Contract research; Neutrality of technicians 'Suppression'SMASH; 9 Implications of involvement; Nixon Doctrine: two views; Push and pull: global alarms; Manipulation from below; Politics and morals: the linkage; Deep involvement; Prospects; 10 Conclusion: the global condition; Strategic disengagement; Total engagement; Intermediate strategy; Solution?; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820865603321 |
Girling J. L. S. | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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