
U.S. National Security Policy and Strategy
Documents and Policy Proposals
Greenwood Press
Published on 14. December 1988
Book
Hardback
466 pages
978-0-313-25482-6 (ISBN)
Description
This work was designed to establish a sense of history and perspective for the study and teaching of national security. It is also intended to bring a sense of balance to current debates on national security policy. This is accomplished by presenting selected official U.S. documents covering the past thirty years, a careful reading of which not only provides valuable insights into the policy process but also into the meaning of American values. Rather than giving a comprehensive picture, this volume is designed to portray the critical reference points in the periods and events examined, and to identify the attitudes of the times. The book primarily treats the period from 1950 to the mid-1980s, although the first document examined is the National Security Act of 1947. The documents examined cover the national security establishment, new defense policies such as counterinsurgency, the events of the Vietnam War and its aftermath, nuclear strategy, the Reagan reassertion, and congressional constraints on the executive branch of government. A number of foreign and national security policy references were used as background and guides; these are listed in the Select Bibliography.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
863 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-25482-6 (9780313254826)
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Persons
SAM C. SARKESIAN is Professor of Political Service at Loyola University of Chicago and Chairman of the Research Committee of the National Strategy Forum.
ROBERT A. VITAS is a Ph.D. candidate at Loyola University of Chicago where he served as a 1987-1988 Schmidt Fellow in Political Science.
ROBERT A. VITAS is a Ph.D. candidate at Loyola University of Chicago where he served as a 1987-1988 Schmidt Fellow in Political Science.
Content
The Study of U.S. National Security by Sam C. Sarkesian The National Security Establishment Global Commitments and the New Look New Defense Policies: Flexible Response and Counterinsurgency Vietnam: From Assistance to Major Actor Vietnam: Disengagement, Withdrawal, and Aftermath The Post Vietnam Era: The New Environment and Initiatives Nuclear Strategy, Weaponry, and Arms Control The Reagan Reassertion Congressional Constraints on the Executive Bibliography Index