Enemies of the American way : identity and presidential foreign policymaking / David Bell Mislan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mislan, David Bell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Psychological aspects.

International relations.

Presidents--United States--Decision making--Case studies.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making--Case studies.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Why do presidents, when facing the same circumstances, focus on different threats to national security? Enemies of the American Way attempts to answer this question by investigating the role of identity in presidential decision making. The book explains why presidents disagree on what constitute a threat to the US security via the study of three US presidencies in the 19th century (Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley). These case studies help draw a theory of threat identification to understand how and why specific actions are taken, including the decision to wage war. Using a constructivist approach, the book develops a rule-based identity theory to posit that American identity defines potential national security threats, i.e., how a policymaker defines Americans also defines the threats to Americans. Enemies of the American Way offers a new means of understanding a key period when America rose to prominence in international relations while proposing a template that can be used to explain American foreign policy today. It will appeal to students of international relations and foreign policy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Rule-based identity and threat identification

Alternate approaches to explaining threat identification

Grover Cleveland and enemies of the American way

Benjamin Harrison and enemies of the American way

William Mckinley and enemies of the American way

Identity and threat in the post-Cold War era.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index.

ISBN:

9781441188847

1441188843

9781501300950

1501300954

9781283735827

1283735822

9781441175540

1441175547

OCLC:

823386019