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1 online resource (vi, 228 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Rule-based identity and threat identification -- Alternate approaches to explaining threat identification -- Grover Cleveland and enemies of the American way -- Benjamin Harrison and enemies of the American way -- William Mckinley and enemies of the American way -- Identity and threat in the post-Cold War era. |
| Summary |
"Why do presidents, when facing the same circumstances, focus on different threats to national security? Enemies of the American Way attempts to answer this question by investigating the role of identity in presidential decision making. The book explains why presidents disagree on what constitute a threat to the US security via the study of three US presidencies in the 19th century (Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley). These case studies help draw a theory of threat identification to understand how and why specific actions are taken, including the decision to wage war. Using a constructivist approach, the book develops a rule-based identity theory to posit that American identity defines potential national security threats, i.e., how a policymaker defines Americans also defines the threats to Americans. Enemies of the American Way offers a new means of understanding a key period when America rose to prominence in international relations while proposing a template that can be used to explain American foreign policy today. It will appeal to students of international relations and foreign policy."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Decision making.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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Decision making. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Decision making.
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Presidents. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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International relations -- Psychological aspects.
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International relations -- Psychological aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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Electronic books -- Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mislan, David Bell. Enemies of the American way. New York : Continuum, 2012 9781441110442 (DLC) 2012002424 (OCoLC)757481912 |
| ISBN |
9781441175540 (electronic book) |
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1441175547 (electronic book) |
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9781283735827 (MyiLibrary) |
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1283735822 (MyiLibrary) |
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9781501300950 (online) |
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1501300954 |
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9781628924053 (paperback) |
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1628924055 |
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9781441110442 |
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1441110445 |
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