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America and the World, 1898-2025 : Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures / by NA NA.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- NA, NA., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe--Politics and government.
- Europe.
- International relations.
- World politics.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- Political science.
- European Politics.
- International Relations.
- Political History.
- US History.
- Political Science.
- Local Subjects:
- European Politics.
- International Relations.
- Political History.
- US History.
- Political Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIII, 255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2000.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000.
- Summary:
- This book surveys US achievements and failures in the world across the 20th century. The analysis builds upon surveys of experts at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and several universities conducted over the last 25 years. The reasons for success and failure are subject to hot dispute. Walter Clemens argues that the individual traits of US leaders account for far more variation in outcomes than the domestic or international contexts. He concludes that the policy outcomes of the past century confirm the assumptions of mutual gain theory, complexity theory, and liberal peace theory. Clemens then uses his analysis to sketch alternative futures that could face planners in the early 21st century.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Framework: Aims, Methods, Theories
- PART ONE The Twentieth Century
- 1. Achievements of United States Foreign Policy, 1898-2000
- 2. Failures of United States Foreign Policy, 1898-2000
- 3. Sources of Success and Failure
- PART Two The Twenty-First Century
- 4. Power, Fitness, and Influence at the Cusp
- 5. Alternative Futures, A.D. 2000 to 2025
- 6. Lessons from the Past, Guidelines for the Future
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349626779
- 1349626775
- OCLC:
- 1084411633
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