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Frustrated Empire: US Foreign Policy, 9/11 to Iraq
David Ryan
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Description for Frustrated Empire: US Foreign Policy, 9/11 to Iraq
Hardback. "A majestic work, moving from the Cold War to now. .. An essential critique of the world of the 21st century." Professor William S. Lucas, University of Birmingham Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Examining the broad contexts of US foreign policy and the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War, David Ryan argues that these events created an opportunistic framing of 9/11, paving the way for the long-held neo-conservative desire for regime change and war in Iraq.
He examines the construction of the cultural framework for war following 9/11, the legitimacy of military force in Afghanistan, the rise of anti-Americanism, within the broader contexts over the struggle over legitimacy, identity and leadership.
Turning the 'clash of civilisations' thesis on its head, Ryan presents a ... Read more
Examining the broad contexts of US foreign policy and the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War, David Ryan argues that these events created an opportunistic framing of 9/11, paving the way for the long-held neo-conservative desire for regime change and war in Iraq.
He examines the construction of the cultural framework for war following 9/11, the legitimacy of military force in Afghanistan, the rise of anti-Americanism, within the broader contexts over the struggle over legitimacy, identity and leadership.
Turning the 'clash of civilisations' thesis on its head, Ryan presents a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745323893
SKU
V9780745323893
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About David Ryan
David Ryan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at University College Cork. He is the author of US Foreign Policy in World History (Routledge, 2000) and Frustrated Empire (Pluto, 2007).
Reviews for Frustrated Empire: US Foreign Policy, 9/11 to Iraq
'A brilliant meditation on the nature of the American empire. Few books I've read on recent US foreign policy cut both as deep and as broadly as this one'
Professor Marilyn Young, New York University 'A fine example of how to write contemporary history. His book spans the years of our new longest war with insight and, by making ... Read more
Professor Marilyn Young, New York University 'A fine example of how to write contemporary history. His book spans the years of our new longest war with insight and, by making ... Read more