Decisions and dilemmas : case studies in presidential foreign policy making since 1945 / / Robert A. Strong

• Autore: Strong Robert A. <1948-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.73/009/045; 327.73009045
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 Decision making Case studies; United States Foreign relations 1989-1993 Decision making Case studies; United States Foreign relations 1993-2001 Decision making Case studies
• Note generali: First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Truman and the Hiroshima Bomb; 2. Eisenhower and Arms Control; 3. Kennedy, Johnson, and Southeast Asia; 4. Nixon, Ford, and the Era of Détente; 5. Carter and the Panama Canal Treaties; 6. Reagan and the Iran-contra Affair; 7. George H. W. Bush and the Invasion of Panama; 8. Clinton and Northern Ireland; 9. George W. Bush and 9/11; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book's unique combination of case studies and commentaries provides the basis for a systematic discussion of the role of individual leaders and complex institutions in U.S. foreign policy making. The case studies present routine and urgent, controversial and consensus-driven decisions in nine presidential administrations--""from Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, to George W. Bush's responses to international terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Each chapter includes essential background information, a chronology of events, and primary source documents. Through al
• Titolo autorizzato: Decisions and dilemmas
• ISBN: 0-7656-1578-9; 1-315-70524-9; 1-317-47326-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811473403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II