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The New American Interventionism. Lessons from Successes and Failures.
Demetrios James Caraley
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Paperback. Illustrating the proposition - intervention is as American as apple pie - this work draws a general portrait of American military intervention since the end of the cold war by examining specific interventions: Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Afghanistan, Panama, Haiti, the Gulf War, and South Korea. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1FBL; 1FCA; 1FPKS; 1HFGS; 1KBB; 1KJH; 1KLCP; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Intervention is as American as apple pie, writes Robert Jervis in the introduction to this book. Illustrating this proposition, twelve authorities draw a general portrait of American military intervention since the end of the cold war by examining specific interventions: Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Afghanistan, Panama, Haiti, the Gulf War, and South Korea. In the process, this book focuses on the great complexity involved when deciding to enter a conflict; the almost universal circumvention of congressional authority; the ineffectualness of "pinprick" air strikes; and the essentially ad hoc nature of military deployment since the cold war. The New American Interventionism ... Read more
Intervention is as American as apple pie, writes Robert Jervis in the introduction to this book. Illustrating this proposition, twelve authorities draw a general portrait of American military intervention since the end of the cold war by examining specific interventions: Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Afghanistan, Panama, Haiti, the Gulf War, and South Korea. In the process, this book focuses on the great complexity involved when deciding to enter a conflict; the almost universal circumvention of congressional authority; the ineffectualness of "pinprick" air strikes; and the essentially ad hoc nature of military deployment since the cold war. The New American Interventionism ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231118491
SKU
V9780231118491
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About Demetrios James Caraley
Demetrios James Caraley is Janet Robb Professor of the Social Sciences at Barnard College and professor of political science in the graduate faculties of Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles on national security policy, congressional policymaking, and urban politics, including The Politics of Military Unification, and is the editor of Political Science Quarterly.
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