To shape our world for good : master narratives and regime change in U.S. foreign policy, 1900-2011 /

This book explores the ways that deeply held, public dispositions toward international politics push U.S. presidents, often against their better judgement, into either highly destructive wars, like Vietnam and Iraq, or away from even minimal action that could do good in the world, like modern-day Sy...

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Main Author: Walldorf, C. William, Jr., 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2019]
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Summary:This book explores the ways that deeply held, public dispositions toward international politics push U.S. presidents, often against their better judgement, into either highly destructive wars, like Vietnam and Iraq, or away from even minimal action that could do good in the world, like modern-day Syria.
Physical Description:x, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501738272
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