Reconstructing Consensus
American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War
Published in March 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-333-55101-1 (ISBN)
Description
Examines the reformulation of American foreign policy in the aftermath of the war in Vietnam. Organized by presidential administrations from Richard Nixon to George Bush, the book traces attempts to forge a new foreign policy consensus.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
297 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-55101-1 (9780333551011)
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Content
Part 1 Domestic consensus and foreign policy legitimation: elements of consensus; since the Cold War consensus; foreign policy legitimation. Part 2 The Nixon administration: the new majority; peace with honour; a full generation of peace; a new foreign policy consensus? Part 3 The Carter administration: the people's president; a complex new world; the arc of crisis; a new foreign policy consensus. Part 4 The Reagan administration: we the people; a shining city on the hill; the rescue mission and the democratic resistance; a new foreign policy consensus? Part 5 The Bush administration - a postscript.