1st Edition
Neoconservatism and American Foreign Policy A Critical Analysis
By Danny Cooper
Copyright 2011
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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At the time of America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq, the term "neoconservative" was enjoying wide currency. To this day, it remains a term that engenders much debate and visceral reaction. The purpose of this book is to critically engage with a set of ideas and beliefs that define the neoconservative approach to American foreign policy, and illuminate many of the core foreign policy debates that have... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Neoconservatism and its Authors 3. Neocons and the Idea of Human Rights 4. The Neocons and the War of Ideology 5. Neocons, Preponderance and Order 6. Neocons, American Power and Preventive War 7. Conclusion
Biography
Danny Cooper is a lecturer at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. His research interests include US foreign policy, international relations, and political leadership, this is his first book.
"Summing Up: Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students." -- L. S. Hulett, CHOICE (October 2011)
