To shape our world for good : master narratives and regime change in U.S. foreign policy, 1900-2011 / C. William Walldorf Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walldorf, C. William, Jr., 1967- author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regime change.

History.

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

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

Regime change--History--20th century.

Regime change--History--21st century.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 280 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This book explores the ways that deeply held, public dispositions toward international politics push U.S. presidents--often against their better judgement--into either highly destructive wars, like Vietnam and Iraq, or away from even minimal action that could do good in the world, like modern-day Syria"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : master narratives and forceful regime change

The liberal narrative, restraint narrative and patterns of forceful regime change

The broad patterns

Regime change in Korea and China

Regime change in Cuba and Vietnam

Regime change in El Salvador and Grenada

Regime change in Iraq and Libya

The implications of master narrative politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Walldorf, C. William, Jr., 1967- author. To shape our world for good

ISBN:

9781501738272

1501738275

OCLC:

1054260180