The mood/interest theory of American foreign policy / Jack E. Holmes ; with a foreword by Frank L. Klingberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Jack E., author.

Klingberg, Frank L., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--United States--History.

Public opinion.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Public opinion--History.

United States--History--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1952, Frank L. Klingberg's article on introvert and extrovert American foreign policy moods projected an American turn toward introversion in the late 1960's. After this came to pass, Jack Holmes began to develop a theory of how these moods might work in a more specific sense. His mood/interest theory points to a basic conflict between politico-military interests and the foreign policy moods of the American electorate. Holmes presents a pioneering account of the over-whelming impact of public moods on foreign policy. Policy-making structures, executive-legislative relations, presidential...

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Liberalism, Moods, and American Foreign Policy; 2. Alternate Methodologies and Foreign Policy Concepts; 3. American Foreign Policy Interests: Their Moody Relation to Policy; 4. Mood/Interest Pluralism; 5. American Introversion; 6. Conclusion; Tables; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index;

Notes:

Bibliography: p. [222]-225.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813182056

0813182050

9780813163512

081316351X

OCLC:

567953122