| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (122 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Foreign relations and the presidency ; no. 5
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Foreign relations and the presidency ; no. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109) and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
"Robert A. Divine examines the process of going to war and seeks patterns showing how and why the nation becomes involved in hostilities. He then turns to the way the United States wages war, looking at how it uses force to achieve political ends. Finally, he considers how leaders bring wars to an end, a process that sheds perhaps the most light of all on the national character. Repeatedly, Divine concludes, America seeks to use warfare to create a better and more stable world, only to meet with unexpected outcomes and the seeds of new hostility. Ironically, Divine finds that America's high ideals continually prevent the very peace the nation seeks." "In the epilogue, Divine applies his points to the final American war of the century, the conflict in Kosovo."--Jacket. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Philosophy.
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International relations. |
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Philosophy. |
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National characteristics, American.
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National characteristics, American. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Divine, Robert A. Perpetual war for perpetual peace. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2000 0890969531 (DLC) 00020198 (OCoLC)43411469 |
| ISBN |
058537645X (electronic book) |
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9780585376455 (electronic book) |
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0890969531 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780890969533 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1585441058 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781585441051 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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