1st Edition
Paradoxes of Power U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changing World
By David Skidmore
Copyright 2007
304 Pages
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Routledge
297 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a lively and readable introduction to current debates over U.S. power and purpose in world affairs. The end of the Cold War launched a new era in U.S. foreign policy. The United States entered a period of unprecedented global power, but one also characterized by new conflicts, challenges, and controversies. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent U.S. military... Read more
PART I: U.S. Dominance and Its Limits Chapter 1: American Primacy in Perspective
Biography
David Skidmore
“In the light of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Iraq, America's role in the world has become an increasingly contentious question. The final chapter in the Iraq undertaking has yet to be written, but in the meanwhile a wide and discordant range of voices has been heard on the issue. David Skidmore has effectively brought together a fine collection of essays that will help sharpen the debates.”
—Ole Hosti, George V. Allen Professor of International Affairs, Duke University
