
U.S. Foreign Policy
The Paradox of World Power
Steven W. Hook(Author)
CQ Press
4th Edition
Published on 9. July 2013
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544 pages
978-1-4522-4150-0 (ISBN)
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4522-4150-0 (9781452241500)
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Person
Steven W. Hook (1959-2022) was professor of political science at Kent State University. In addition to this book, he was co-author of American Foreign Policy Since World War II (CQ Press, 2019, 21st ed., with John Spanier) and author of National Interest and Foreign Aid (Lynne Rienner, 1995). His edited books include U.S. Foreign Policy Today: American Renewal? (CQ Press, 2012, with James M. Scott), the Routledge Handbook of American Foreign Policy (Routledge Press, 2012, with Christopher M. Jones), and Democratic Peace in Theory and Practice (Kent State University Press, 2010). His journal articles have appeared in World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Asian Survey, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Interactions, and other leading journals. Professor Hook received a BA (1982) in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Michigan and an MA (1990) and PhD (1993) in International Studies from the University of South Carolina. At Kent State, he received the university's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007 and served as department chair from 2008 to 2012. He was a past president of the Foreign Policy Analysis sections of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.
Content
Contents
I. THE SETTING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
1. The United States in a Turbulent World
2. The Expansion of U.S. Power
3. Dynamics of Decision Making
II. INSIDE-OUT: GOVERNMENT SOURCES OF FOREIGN POLICY
4. Presidential Power
5. Congress beyond the "Water's Edge"
6. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy
III. OUTSIDE-IN: EXTERNAL SOURCES OF FOREIGN POLICY
7. Public Opinion at Home and Abroad
8. The Impact of Mass Communications
9. Social Movements and Interest Groups
IV. POLICY DOMAINS
10. National Security and Defense Policy
11. Economic Statecraft
12. Transnational Policy Problems
Appendix A: U.S. Administrations since World War II
Appendix B: The War Powers Resolution of 1973
Glossary
References
Map Credits
Photo Credits
Author Citations Index
Subject Index
I. THE SETTING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
1. The United States in a Turbulent World
2. The Expansion of U.S. Power
3. Dynamics of Decision Making
II. INSIDE-OUT: GOVERNMENT SOURCES OF FOREIGN POLICY
4. Presidential Power
5. Congress beyond the "Water's Edge"
6. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy
III. OUTSIDE-IN: EXTERNAL SOURCES OF FOREIGN POLICY
7. Public Opinion at Home and Abroad
8. The Impact of Mass Communications
9. Social Movements and Interest Groups
IV. POLICY DOMAINS
10. National Security and Defense Policy
11. Economic Statecraft
12. Transnational Policy Problems
Appendix A: U.S. Administrations since World War II
Appendix B: The War Powers Resolution of 1973
Glossary
References
Map Credits
Photo Credits
Author Citations Index
Subject Index