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Author Atkinson, Carol L., 1959-

Title Military soft power : public diplomacy through military educational exchanges / Carol Atkinson.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 189 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.
Contents Military soft power in American foreign policy -- Political socialization and educational exchanges -- Building U.S. military soft power -- The history of educational exchanges at U.S. war and staff colleges -- Backgrounds, social integration, and promotion potential of the exchange officers -- Perspectives and opinions of the exchange officers -- Impact on the development of democratic institutions -- Impact on democratic practices -- Conclusion and policy implications.
Summary The military has long been associated with hard power, yet it is engaged in public diplomacy as it represents the U.S. abroad and facilitates the diffusion of ideas. Military Soft Power examines one such aspect of U.S. public diplomacy: how the United States extends its influence or "soft power" worldwide through military educational exchange programs hosted by the United States' elite military schools, its war and staff colleges. The presence of international officers at U.S. military schools is substantial, yet very little is known about the long-term impacts of these exchanges. This study s
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Subject Military education -- Political aspects -- United States.
Military education.
United States.
Armed Forces -- Officers -- Training of.
Armed Forces -- Officers -- Training of.
Armed Forces -- Officers.
Students, Foreign -- United States.
Students, Foreign.
Educational exchanges -- United States.
Educational exchanges.
United States -- Military relations.
Military relations.
Democratization -- Government policy -- United States.
Democratization -- Government policy.
Democratization.
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Military soft power Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 9781442231283 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2014006876
ISBN 9781442231290 ebook
1442231297
9781442231283 cloth : alkaline paper
1306939569 (e-book)
9781306939560 (e-book)
1442231289