The freedom agenda : why America must spread democracy (just not the way George Bush did) /
The Freedom Agenda traces the history of America's democratic evangelizing. James Traub, a journalist for The New York Times Magazine, describes the rise and fall of the Freedom Agenda during the Bush years, in part through interviews with key administration officials. He offers a richly detail...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The Freedom Agenda traces the history of America's democratic evangelizing. James Traub, a journalist for The New York Times Magazine, describes the rise and fall of the Freedom Agenda during the Bush years, in part through interviews with key administration officials. He offers a richly detailed portrait of the administration's largely failed efforts to bolster democratic forces abroad. In the end, Traub argues that democracy matters--for human rights, for reconciliation among ethnic and religious groups, for political stability and equitable development--but the United States must exercise caution in its efforts to spread it, matching its deeds to its words, both abroad and at home.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 262 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780374158477 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0374158479 (hardcover : alk. paper) |