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Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism
U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security, 1920-2015
Häftad, 2019
326 kr
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Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism gathers together decades of writing by Melvyn Leffler, one of the most respected historians of American foreign policy, to address important questions about U.S. national security policy from the end of World War I to the global war on terror. Why did the United …
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2012
623 kr
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Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the developments that made the Cold War a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. A team of leading scholars explains how the Cold War seemed to stabilize after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and how this sense of …
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2012
636 kr
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Volume III of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the evolution of the conflict from the Helsinki Conference of 1975 until the Soviet collapse in 1991. A team of leading scholars analyzes the economic, social, cultural, religious, technological and geopolitical factors that ended the …
To Lead the World
American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro
Inbunden, 2008
886 kr
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U.S. national security policy is at a critically important crossroads. The Bush Doctrine of unilateralism, pre-emptive war, and the imposition of democracy by force has proven disastrous. The United States now finds itself vilified abroad, weakened at home, and bogged down in a seemingly endless …
To Lead the World
American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro
Häftad, 2008
286 kr
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U.S. national security policy is at a critically important crossroads. The Bush Doctrine of unilateralism, pre-emptive war, and the imposition of democracy by force has proven disastrous. The United States now finds itself vilified abroad, weakened at home, and bogged down in a seemingly endless …
Confronting Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq
Inbunden, 2023
361 kr
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A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains …
Confronting Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq
E-bok, 2023
235 kr
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A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America''s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains …
Confronting Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq
E-bok, 2023
235 kr
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A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America''s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains …
Confronting Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq
Häftad, 2025
272 kr
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A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains …
To Lead the World
American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine
Av Jeffrey W. Legro, Melvyn P. Leffler
E-bok, 2008
163 kr
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U.S. national security policy is at a critically important crossroads. The Bush Doctrine of unilateralism, pre-emptive war, and the imposition of democracy by force has proven disastrous. The United States now finds itself vilified abroad, weakened at home, and bogged down in a seemingly endless …
To Lead the World
American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine
Av Jeffrey W. Legro, Melvyn P. Leffler
E-bok, 2008
163 kr
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U.S. national security policy is at a critically important crossroads. The Bush Doctrine of unilateralism, pre-emptive war, and the imposition of democracy by force has proven disastrous. The United States now finds itself vilified abroad, weakened at home, and bogged down in a seemingly endless …
For the Soul of Mankind
The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War
Häftad, 2008
290 kr
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To the amazement of the public, pundits, and even the policy-makers themselves, the ideological and political conflict that endangered the world for half a century came to an end in 1990. How did that happen? What had caused the cold war in the first place, and why did it last as long as it did? …
Origins of the Cold War
An International History
Av Melvyn leffler, Melvyn P. Leffler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2826 kr
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The Cold War dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, Melvyn P. Leffler and David S. Painter have brought together a truly international collection of articles that provide a fresh and comprehensive …
Origins of the Cold War
An International History
Av Melvyn leffler, Melvyn P. Leffler m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
727 kr
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The Cold War dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, Melvyn P. Leffler and David S. Painter have brought together a truly international collection of articles that provide a fresh and comprehensive …
Shaper Nations
Strategies for a Changing World
Av William I. Hitchcock, Melvyn P. Leffler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
430 kr
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Shaper Nations provides illuminating perspectives on the national strategies of eight emerging and established countries that are shaping global politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The volume’s authors offer a unique viewpoint: they live and work primarily in the country about …
Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism
U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security, 1920-2015
Inbunden, 2017
547 kr
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Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism gathers together decades of writing by Melvyn Leffler, one of the most respected historians of American foreign policy, to address important questions about U.S. national security policy from the end of World War I to the global war on terror. Why did the United …
In Uncertain Times
American Foreign Policy After the Berlin Wall and 9/11
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro
Inbunden, 2011
1646 kr
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In Uncertain Times considers how policymakers react to dramatic developments on the world stage. Few expected the Berlin Wall to come down in November 1989; no one anticipated the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001. American foreign policy had to adjust …
In Uncertain Times
American Foreign Policy After the Berlin Wall and 9/11
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro
Häftad, 2011
360 kr
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In Uncertain Times considers how policymakers react to dramatic developments on the world stage. Few expected the Berlin Wall to come down in November 1989; no one anticipated the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001. American foreign policy had to adjust …
Preponderance of Power
National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War
Häftad, 1993
474 kr
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In the United States the Cold War shaped our political culture, our institutions, and our national priorities. Abroad, it influenced the destinies of people everywhere. It divided Europe, split Germany, and engulfed the Third World. It led to a feverish arms race and massive sales of military …
Elusive Quest
America's Pursuit of European Stability and French Security, 1919-1933
Häftad, 2011
706 kr
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Leffler argues that American officials did not disregard European developments after World War I but, rather, they sought to settle the war debt and reparations controversies, to stabilize European currencies, and to revive European markets. Leffler bridges the gap between revisionist and …
Specter of Communism
The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953
Av Melvyn P Leffler, Eric Foner
Häftad, 1994
230 kr
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Dangerous First Year
National Security at the Start of a New Presidency
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, William I. Hitchcock
E-bok, 2016
86 kr
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"You’ve got to give it all you can that first year.... You’ve got just one year when they treat you right, and before they start worrying about themselves.... So, you’ve got one year."--Lyndon B. Johnson, January 1965 In an increasingly polarized political environment, the first year of the new …
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2012
589 kr
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This volume examines the origins and early years of the Cold War. In the first comprehensive reexamination of the period, a team of leading scholars shows how the conflict evolved from the geopolitical, ideological, economic and sociopolitical environments of the two world wars and interwar period, …
Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume 1, Origins
Av Odd Arne Westad, Melvyn P. Leffler
E-bok, 2012
621 kr
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This volume examines the origins and early years of the Cold War. In the first comprehensive reexamination of the period, a team of leading scholars shows how the conflict evolved from the geopolitical, ideological, economic and sociopolitical environments of the two world wars and interwar period, …
Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume 3, Endings
Av Odd Arne Westad, Melvyn P. Leffler
E-bok, 2012
621 kr
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Volume III of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the evolution of the conflict from the Helsinki Conference of 1975 until the Soviet collapse in 1991. A team of leading scholars analyzes the economic, social, cultural, religious, technological and geopolitical factors that ended the …
Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume 1, Origins
Av Odd Arne Westad, Melvyn P. Leffler
E-bok, 2012
603 kr
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This volume examines the origins and early years of the Cold War. In the first comprehensive reexamination of the period, a team of leading scholars shows how the conflict evolved from the geopolitical, ideological, economic and sociopolitical environments of the two world wars and interwar period, …
Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume 3, Endings
Av Odd Arne Westad, Melvyn P. Leffler
E-bok, 2012
608 kr
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Volume III of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the evolution of the conflict from the Helsinki Conference of 1975 until the Soviet collapse in 1991. A team of leading scholars analyzes the economic, social, cultural, religious, technological and geopolitical factors that ended the …
Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism
U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security, 1920-2015
E-bok, 2017
428 kr
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Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism gathers together decades of writing by Melvyn Leffler, one of the most respected historians of American foreign policy, to address important questions about U.S. national security policy from the end of World War I to the global war on terror. Why did the United …
Specter of Communism
The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953
E-bok, 2011
174 kr
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The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics. The Specter of Communism is a concise history of the origins of the Cold War and the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations, from the Bolshevik revolution to the death of …
Elusive Quest
America''s Pursuit of European Stability and French Security, 1919-1933
E-bok, 2017
410 kr
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Leffler argues that American officials did not disregard European developments after World War I but, rather, they sought to settle the war debt and reparations controversies, to stabilize European currencies, and to revive European markets. Leffler bridges the gap between revisionist and …
