| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Nation-building in context -- The cases for and against nation-building -- Altruistic nation-building : Somalia -- Self-interested nation-building : Roosevelt's corollary -- Sequencing security : the Philippines and Germany -- Armed resistance to nation-building : the U.S. South during reconstruction -- Nation-building at the local level : Vietnam -- Nation-building at the national level : Iraq -- Nation-building and civil society : Mitchelville -- The American government as nation-builder: USAID Afghanistan -- NGOs and IGOs as nation-builders : Bosnia -- The future of nation- and state-building. |
| Summary |
"Nation-building enterprises by the United States and the broader international community have run the gamut of success and failure. Examining the history of America's experience in nation-building, this book describes the mechanisms behind what often appears to be a haphazard enterprise"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nation-building -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Nation-building. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Nation-building -- United States.
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United States. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pauly, Robert J., 1967- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dougherty, Kevin. American nation-building. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017] 9780786497966 (DLC) 2017024474 (OCoLC)963351086 |
| ISBN |
9781476628219 (electronic book) |
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1476628211 (electronic book) |
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9780786497966 |
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0786497963 |
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