Nation-building
Francis . Ed(S): Fukuyama
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Description for Nation-building
Paperback. Sutton, Ford Foundation Emeritus; Marvin G. Weinbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Editor(s): Fukuyama, Francis. Series: Forum on Constructive Capitalism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Bestselling author Francis Fukuyama brings together esteemed academics, political analysts, and practitioners to reflect on the U.S. experience with nation-building, from its historical underpinnings to its modern-day consequences. The United States has sought on repeated occasions to reconstruct states damaged by conflict, from Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War to Japan and Germany after World War II, to the ongoing rebuilding of Iraq. Despite this rich experience, there has been remarkably little systematic effort to learn lessons on how outside powers can assist in the building of strong and self-sufficient states in post-conflict situations. The contributors dissect ... Read more
Bestselling author Francis Fukuyama brings together esteemed academics, political analysts, and practitioners to reflect on the U.S. experience with nation-building, from its historical underpinnings to its modern-day consequences. The United States has sought on repeated occasions to reconstruct states damaged by conflict, from Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War to Japan and Germany after World War II, to the ongoing rebuilding of Iraq. Despite this rich experience, there has been remarkably little systematic effort to learn lessons on how outside powers can assist in the building of strong and self-sufficient states in post-conflict situations. The contributors dissect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Forum on Constructive Capitalism
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801883354
SKU
V9780801883354
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About Francis . Ed(S): Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama is the Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The End of History and the Last Man (1992) and State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century (2004). Dr. Fukuyama is director of ... Read more
Reviews for Nation-building
A valuable resource filled with critical reflection and evaluation and offering valuable suggestions to reduce future mistakes... a sober testimony and very highly recommended. Bookwatch 2006 This is an important collection, indeed, offering a clear analysis of the lessons of the past, mistakes made in the present, and humane yet pragmatic recommendations for the future.
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