America's Grand Strategy and World Politics
Robert Art
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Description for America's Grand Strategy and World Politics
Paperback. A collection of essays which focus on the theme of American grand strategy. It covers topics such as: the use of force; coercive diplomacy; nuclear deterrence; defence policy; the role of NATO; and, US-European relations. It also provides a coherent assessment of the role that American military power plays in international politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
This book brings together the essays of Robert Art, one of America's leading scholars of international relations and US foreign policy.
The essays represent some of his most important and influential international relations and foreign policy pieces written since the end of the Cold War. Focused on the theme of American grand strategy, the essays cover such topics as:
- the use of force
- coercive diplomacy
- nuclear deterrence
- defence policy
- the role of NATO
- US-European relations.
The essays in this collection possess both theoretical depth and historical breadth, providing a coherent assessment of the role that American military power plays in international ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415952347
SKU
V9780415952347
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99-1
About Robert Art
Robert J. Art is the Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and director of MIT's Seminar XXI program.
Reviews for America's Grand Strategy and World Politics
"Praise for Robert Art's previous work. "A brilliant distillation and synthesis of some of the best contemporary scholarship on American grand strategy...[Art]offers a clear exposition of U.S. national interests and how to defend them."
Walter Russell Mead,Foreign Affairs "Robert Art writes about American grand strategy in the tradition of Walter Lippmann and George Kennan."
John Mearshimer "Bob Art ... Read more
Walter Russell Mead,Foreign Affairs "Robert Art writes about American grand strategy in the tradition of Walter Lippmann and George Kennan."
John Mearshimer "Bob Art ... Read more