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Surprise, Security, and the American Experience (Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on American Civilization)

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Description for Surprise, Security, and the American Experience (Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on American Civilization) Paperback. September 11, 2001, distinguished Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis argues, was not the first time a surprise attack shattered American assumptions about national security and reshaped American grand strategy. We've been there before, and have responded each time by dramatically expanding our security responsibilities. Series: Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization & Government. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.

September 11, 2001, distinguished Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis argues, was not the first time a surprise attack shattered American assumptions about national security and reshaped American grand strategy. We've been there before, and have responded each time by dramatically expanding our security responsibilities.

The pattern began in 1814, when the British attacked Washington, burning the White House and the Capitol. This early violation of homeland security gave rise to a strategy of unilateralism and preemption, best articulated by John Quincy Adams, aimed at maintaining strength beyond challenge throughout the North American continent. It remained in place for ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Series
Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization & Government
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674018365
SKU
V9780674018365
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About John Lewis Gaddis
John Lewis Gaddis is Robert A. Lovett Professor of History and Political Science at Yale University.

Reviews for Surprise, Security, and the American Experience (Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on American Civilization)
Gaddis presents an important discussion on America's response to September 11 in this extraordinarily thoughtful and challenging new book.
Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, 1973-1977 Many academics disgraced themselves in the 1980s, predicting that Ronald Reagan's foreign policy would lead to nuclear confrontation, when in fact it led to the destruction of world communism. Academics may be committing the ... Read more

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