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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, Colorado :
FirstForumPress, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.