| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 215 pages). |
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Biographies in American foreign policy
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Biographies in American foreign policy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology -- Introduction: Internationalism and post-Vietnam War foreign policy -- Accidental policy maker -- Constructing a post-Vietnam War foreign policy -- Internationalism under fire -- Internationalism triumphant : the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War -- The Gulf War and the new world order -- Elder statesman. |
| Summary |
As National Security Advisor to President Gerald Ford, advisor to President Ronald Reagan, and as National Security Advisor to President George H.W. Bush, Brent Scowcroft was at the center of the ongoing debate over how to shape American foreign policy in the post-war world. As David Schmitz makes clear in his new biography, Scowcroft was a realist in his outlook on American foreign policy and an heir to the Cold War internationalism that had shaped that policy since 1945. During his most important service, as George H.W. Bush's national security advisor, Scowcroft sought to work with like-m. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Scowcroft, Brent.
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Scowcroft, Brent. |
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National Security Council (U.S.) -- Biography.
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National Security Council (U.S.) |
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Biographies.
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Cabinet officers. |
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United States. |
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Internationalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Internationalists. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
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International relations. |
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1989- |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1974-1977.
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1974-1977 |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
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1981-1989 |
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Since 1974 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brent Scowcroft Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011. 9780742570405 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2010039017 |
| ISBN |
9780742570429 ebook |
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0742570428 |
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9780742570405 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742570401 cloth alkaline paper |
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1282991809 |
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9781282991804 |
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