Isbn: 9780231118491 - the new american interventionism: lessons from success and failures : essays from political science quarterly (power, conflict, and democracy) (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 218 pages. 10.25x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Illustrating the proposition - intervention is as American as apple pie - this work draws a general portrait of American military intervention since the end of the cold war by examining specific interventions: Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Afghanistan, Panama, .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Intervention is as American as apple pie, writes Robert Jervis in the introduction to this book. Illustrating this proposition, twelve authorities draw a general portrait of American military intervention since the end of the cold war by examining specific interventions: Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Afghanistan, Panama, Haiti, the Gulf War, and South Korea. In the process, this book focuses on the great complexity involved when deciding to enter a conflict; the almost universal circumvention of congressional authority; the ineffectualness of 'pinprick' air strikes; and the essentially ad hoc nature of military deployment since the cold war.…