The Ashgate research companion to US foreign policy
Title:
The Ashgate research companion to US foreign policy
Author:
Pauly, Robert J., 1967-
ISBN:
9780754648628
9780754699323
Publication Information:
Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2010.
Physical Description:
x, 342 p. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Introduction / America's emergence as a global power / US foreign policy during the Cold War / An era of global change: the post-Cold War years / International relations theory and US foreign policy / Alternative theoretical perspectives on US foreign policy/ 'Constructing' US foreign policy: past, present and future / Europe / The greater Middle East / China and the Far East / Latin America/ Africa / US foreign policy in the post-9/11 world / The globalization of US foreign policy / A nexus of terrorism: security, globalization and political economy / Nation/state building, democratization and US foreign policy / Conclusions
Abstract:
This research collection provides a comprehensive study of important strategic, cultural, ethical and philosophical aspects of modern warfare. It offers a refreshing analysis of key issues in modern warfare, not only in terms of the conduct of war and the wider complexities and ramifications of modern conflict, but also concepts of war, the crucial shifts in the structure of warfare, and the morality and legality of the use of force in a post-9/11 age. The collection focuses on strategies of war, conduct and control, before progressing to studies of the evolving nature of warfare, its privatization, new electronic methods and the financing of war. The reality and impact of warfare is analyzed through notions of legality, ethics and morality while the final section addresses the way we understand warfare, focusing on media representations, imagery and memory to explain why confrontation, conflict and combat have been and are likely to remain a pivotal part of human society and a deciding factor in international affairs.
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