American foreign policy and political ambition / James Lee Ray, Vanderbilt University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, James Lee, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambition--History.

Ambition.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Sources.

United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : Sage/CQ Press, [2014]

Summary:

In his eagerly-awaited second edition, Ray revisits his deceptively simple premise that the highest priority of leaders is to stay in power. Looking at how political ambition and domestic pressures impact foreign policymaking is the key to understanding how and why foreign policy decisions are made. The text begins by using this analytic approach to look at the history of foreign policymaking and then examines how various parties inside and outside government influence decision making. In a unique third section, the book takes a regional approach, not only covering trends other books tend to miss, but giving students the opportunity to think comprehensively about how issues intersect around the globe--from human security and democratization, to globalization and pollution. Guided by input from adopters and reviewers, ...

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5443-3109-6

1-5443-0871-X

1-4833-0155-9

1-4833-2100-2

9781544308715

OCLC:

1023627278