Intervention in the 1980s : U.S. foreign policy in the Third World
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Intervention in the 1980s : U.S. foreign policy in the Third World
L. Rienner, c1989
- : hard
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 327-336
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A unique blend of theory and policy-relevant case studies, this timely book offers a comprehensive, systematic, critical overview and analysis of the origins, tools and constraints of US policy in the Third World. Five themes serve as the guiding principles of the book: the over emphasis in US foreign policy on what has been called the "globalist" perspective; the desirability of greater emphasis on the "regionalist" perspective; the increasing nonviability of military force in achieving long-term US foreign policy objectives; the inability of the US to control Third World nationalsim; and the need for greater US tolerance of social change in the Third World. Discussions of US intervention in Grenada, Iran, Nicaragua, the Philippines and South Africa highlight past and current foreign policy, shortcomings and provide lessons for the future.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction: concepts, relevance, themes, and overview, Peter J.Schraeder. Part 2 Origins of intervention: evolution of the interventionist impulse, Lloyd C.Gardner
- low intensity conflict doctrine, Michael T.Klare
- the globalist-regionalist debate, Charles F.Doran. Part 3 Tools of intervention: economic and military aid, Doug Bandow
- economic sanctions, Kimberly A.Elliott
- covert intervention, Harry Howe Ransom
- paramilitary intervention, Peter J.Schraeder
- direct military intervention, Ted Galen Carpenter. Part 4 Constraints on intervention: the domestic environment, Jerel A.Rasati
- government and the military establishment, Stephen Daggett
- the structure of the international system, Harry Piotrowski
- international law, Christopher C.Joyner. Part 5 Case studies: Iran, Eric Hooglund
- the Philippines, Richard J.Kessler
- Nicaragua, Peter Kornbluh
- Grenada, Tony Thorndike
- South Africa, R.Hunt Davis Jr and Gwendolen M.Carter. Part 6 Conclusion: US intervention in perspective, Peter J.Schraeder.
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