Format:
Online-Ressource (336 p)
ISBN:
9780813117461
Content:
When the first edition of America Recommitted was published in 1991, the world was passing through a period of sweeping political and social change. The Cold War was over; China had reverted to harsh authoritarian rule; U.S.-led forces were deployed in Saudi Arabia for potential military action against Iraq; the Soviet Union was on the verge of disintegration; and the unraveling of Yugoslavia had set the stage for brutal ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo. In the midst of this widespread upheaval, the United States reassessed its own role as the sole remaining superpower¾a process that con
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction, 1989: A Transition Year in World Politics; 1. Defining U.S. National Interests: An Analytical Framework; 2. Era of American Preeminence, 1945-1965; 3. Time of Reassessment, 1966-1980; 4. Resurgent American Power, 1981-1990; 5. U.S. Interests and Policies in North and South America, 1990; 6. U.S. Interests and Policies in East Asia, 1990; 7. U.S. Interests and Policies in Europe and the U.S.S.R., 1990; 8. Post-Cold War Challenges to U.S. Interests, 1991-1995
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9. Toward the New Millennium, 1996-199910. Role of the Aloof but Vigilant Superpower; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813148281
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813117461
Additional Edition:
Print version America Recommitted : A Superpower Assesses Its Role in a Turbulent World
Language:
English
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