Decisions and dilemmas : case studies in presidential foreign policy making since 1945
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Decisions and dilemmas : case studies in presidential foreign policy making since 1945
M.E. Sharpe, 2005
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book's unique combination of case studies and commentaries provides the basis for a systematic discussion of the role of individual leaders and complex institutions in U.S. foreign policy making. The case studies present routine and urgent, controversial and consensus-driven decisions in nine presidential administrations--"from Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, to George W. Bush's responses to international terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Each chapter includes essential background information, a chronology of events, and primary source documents. Through all these elements, even students with little or no background in history will gain a new understanding of how presidents, institutions, and issues all shape American foreign policy.
Table of Contents
- 1. Truman and the Hiroshima Bomb
- 2. Eisenhower and Arms Control
- 3. Kennedy, Johnson and Southeast Asia
- 4. Nixon, Ford, and the Era of Detente
- 5. Carter and the Panama Canal Treaties
- 6. Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair
- 7. George H.W. Bush and the Invasion of Panama
- 8. Clinton and Northern Ireland
- 9. George W. Bush and 9/11
- Notes
- Index
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