The political economy of grand strategy / Kevin Narizny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Narizny, Kevin, 1974-

Series:

Cornell studies in security affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States--History--19th century.

National security.

National security--United States--History--20th century.

International relations--Political aspects.

International relations.

History.

United States.

National security--Great Britain--History--19th century.

National security--Great Britain--History--20th century.

United States--Foreign relations--19th century.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--20th century.

Physical Description:

viii, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.

Summary:

A nation's grand strategy rarely serves the best interests of all its citizens. Instead, every strategic choice benefits some domestic groups at the expense of others. When groups with different interests separate into opposing coalitions, societal debates over foreign policy become polarized along party lines. Parties then select leaders who share the priorities of their principal electoral and financial backers. As a result, the overarching goals and guiding principles of grand strategy, as formulated at the highest levels of government, derive from domestic coalitional interests. In The Political Economy of Grand Strategy, Kevin Narizny develops these insights into a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding the dynamics of security policy.

Narizny shows how domestic politics structured foreign policymaking in the United States and Great Britain from 1865 to 1941. He sheds light on long-standing debates over the revival of British imperialism, the rise of American expansionism, the creation of the League of Nations, American isolationism in the interwar period, British appeasement in the 1930s, and both countries' decisions to enter World War I and World War II.

Contents:

Theory

The political economy of the United States, 1865-1941

American grand strategy toward the periphery

American grand strategy toward the great powers

The political economy of Great Britain, 1868-1939

British grand strategy toward the periphery

British grand strategy toward the great powers

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801445088

0801445086

0801474302

9780801474309

OCLC:

86038392