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The US Institute of Peace : a critical history /
Long a source of contention and ambiguity in Washington, the US Institute of Peace (USIP) is seen by some as a vital part of the US national security apparatus, by others as a counter to the influence of militarism in US foreign policy, and by still others as an example of fiscal irresponsibility an...
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Boulder, Colorado :
FirstForumPress, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.,
[2018]
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Ch1- The US Institute of Peace in Crisis; Defining Terms; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Ch2- Locating Peace in Colonial America; George Washington in the Narrative of the Elite Peace Reform; Colonial and Religious Violence; The Development of Christian Pacifism in Europe; Unraveling the Figure of George Washington; Washington the Soldier Confronts Quaker Refusal; Washington the President Confronts Quaker Abolitionists; Notes; Ch3- Early Plans for a Peace Office; The Place of the Militia in Colonial Life. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a The Pragmatic Peace of George WashingtonThe Republican Pacifism of Benjamin Rush; To Create a National University; Reassessing the Elite Peace Reform Movement Narrative; Notes; Ch4- Congress and Peace Legislation During the Cold War; Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence Theory; Nuclear Disarmament; The Congressional Effortto Create a National Peace Academy; The George Washington Peace Academy Act; Peace Reformers in the Academy; Notes; Ch5- The Campaign for a National Peace Academy; Building a Constituency; Opposition and Transformation; Notes. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Ch6- The Turbulent Beginnings of the US Institute of PeacePassing the US Institute of Peace Act; The Transformation froma Peace Academy to a Peace Institute; Turbulent Beginnings (1984â#x80;#x93;1987); From Education to Policy (1987â#x80;#x93;1992); Notes; Ch7- New Wars, New Directions; New Presidents; New Wars; Managing International Chaos; From a Think Tank to a â#x80;#x9C;Think and Do Tankâ#x80;#x9D;; The Global War on Terror; Notes; Ch8- The Continuing Debate; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Book. | |
| 520 | |a Long a source of contention and ambiguity in Washington, the US Institute of Peace (USIP) is seen by some as a vital part of the US national security apparatus, by others as a counter to the influence of militarism in US foreign policy, and by still others as an example of fiscal irresponsibility and bureaucratic redundancy-when it is noticed at all. Michael English traces the history of USIP to determine why and how it came into existence, how its mission has changed over time, its successes and its failures, and how it has come to take the shape that it has today. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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