The George W. Bush presidency. Volume III, Foreign policy / Meena Bose and Paul Fritz, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bose, Meena, editor.

Fritz, Paul, editor.

Series:

Political leaders and their assessment.

Political Leaders and Their Assessment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.

Bush, George W.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

While candidate George W. Bush promised a humble foreign policy, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks President Bush implemented a highly ambitious - and controversial - foreign policy agenda. Examining the contentious decision to invade Iraq, the expansion of presidential power in foreign affairs, the apparent unilateralism that challenged established international norms, and the ideological underpinnings of Bush's foreign policy, many articles in this collection demonstrate why the administration proved to be so divisive domestically and internationally. However, other pieces in the collection show the Bush administration pursued more conventional approaches to certain international issues, such as the rising power of China and a nuclear North Korea. This collection thus both challenges some conventional views of Bush's foreign policy and provides a deeper understanding of why George W. Bush is viewed as one of the most controversial foreign policy presidents of the modern era.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 10, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63485-798-4