This book analyzes the use of strategic embargoes and economic sanctions in the postwar period of World War II, tracing their changing applications in the context of developments in the global distribution of power.
Richard Ellings received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Washington and is a legislative assistant for foreign and defense policy in the U.S. Senate. He has studied in the People's Republic of China and has traveled widely in Asia.
Innehållsförteckning
Introduction: Embargoes, Influence, and Nation-States 1. The Standard History Challenged 2. Embargoes and Systemic Change 3. Capabilities and Trends: The U.S. and World Power 4. Dynamics of the Strategic Embargo: 1947–1983 5. Economic Sanctions: The American Experience 6. Conclusion
