Crucible of Power: A history of American foreign relations from 1945Employing a narrative approach that uncovers the tangled and often confusing nature of foreign affairs, Crucible of Power focuses on the personalities, security interests, and post-war/Cold War tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy since 1945. The book includes updated coverage of the Bush administration's foreign policy, with particular emphasis on the Middle East. Selections from key foreign policy documents appear in each chapter. |
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Table des matières
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Kennedy and Cuba 19611963 | 103 |
Johnson and Vietnam 19631969 | 139 |
A New Containment 19691977 | 177 |
Jimmy Carter and the Diplomacy of Human Rights 19771981 | 215 |
Reagan and the Revival of Containment 19811989 | 245 |
Chapter 09 The End of the Cold War and the Outbreak of Regional Conflicts 19892001 | 285 |
911 the Preemptive War with Iraq and the Global War on Terrorism 2001 | 329 |
Index | 371 |
About the Author | 383 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Crucible of Power: A history of American foreign relations from 1945 Howard Jones Affichage d'extraits - 2009 |
Crucible of Power: A history of American foreign relations from 1945 Howard Jones Affichage d'extraits - 2009 |
Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations from 1945 Howard Jones Aucun aperçu disponible - 2008 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Acheson administration administration’s agreement allies American Foreign Policy Arab arms army attack became Berlin bomb Bush called Carter Castro cease-fire China Chinese Clinton Cold Cold War Communist Conflict Congress country’s crisis Cuba Cuban Cuban Missile Crisis declared defense democratic détente Diplomacy economic Eisenhower elections Europe European fighting first forces Germany global Gorbachev influence invasion Iran Iraq Iraqi Israel Israeli Japan John Johnson Kennedy Kennedy’s Khrushchev Kissinger Korea Latin America leaders Marshall Plan ment Middle East minister missiles Moscow National Security NATO negotiations Nicaragua Nixon North Vietnamese nuclear office officer official pact Palestinian peace political president president’s problems Reagan regime relations Robert Saddam Secretary Security Council soldiers South Korea South Vietnam Soviet Union strategy terrorist threat tion treaty troops Truman U.S. military United Nations victory Viet Vietcong Vietnam War warned Washington weapons West Western White House withdrawal World War II

