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Reagan on war : a reappraisal of the Weinberger doctrine, 1980-1984 /
Even at the time it was announced near the end of the first term of the Reagan administration, such luminaries as William Safire mischaracterized the Weinberger Doctrine as a conservative retreat from the use of force in U.S. international relations. Since that time, scholars have largely agreed wit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Foreign relations and the presidency ;
no. 10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Even at the time it was announced near the end of the first term of the Reagan administration, such luminaries as William Safire mischaracterized the Weinberger Doctrine as a conservative retreat from the use of force in U.S. international relations. Since that time, scholars have largely agreed with Safire that the six points spelled out in the statement represented a reaction to the Vietnam War and were intended to limit U.S. military action to "only the fun wars" that could be relatively easily won or those in response to direct attack. In this work of extensive original schol. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781603445771 1603445773 |