Leaders at War : How Presidents Shape Military Interventions /

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The use of military force to intervene in the domestic affairs of other states is one of the most contentious issues in contemporary foreign policy. He the author provides a framework for understanding when and why great powers seek to transform foreign institutions and societies through military in...

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Main Author: Saunders, Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Nathan), 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
War and emergency powers.
Presidents.
Politics and war.
Political leadership.
Military policy.
Intervention (International law)
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Executive Branch.
Intervention (Droit international) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Presidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Politique et guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Intervention (International law) > History > 20th century.
Political leadership > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
Politics and war > United States > History > 20th century.
War and emergency powers > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1945-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
United States > Military policy > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • When and how states intervene
  • Defining and explaining intervention
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Before and after the Cold War
  • The role of leaders : conclusions and implications.

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