{"product_id":"american-adventurism-abroad-9781405170758","title":"American Adventurism Abroad","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in its second edition, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Adventurism Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America''s ''war on terror,'' and examines the impact of its repeated militaristic meddling into developing nations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines 34 cases of overseas US militaristic meddling, drawn from eleven presidencies and five geographic regions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides not only understanding of the overseas interventions, but also a framework with which to interpret anticipated future American adventures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes two recent dramatic non-terrorist-related interventions occurring in the Western Hemispherein Venezuela and Haiti and two terrorist-related interventions in Afghanistan (confirmed) and Iraq (alleged)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a superb tool for the advanced undergraduate or graduate student to combine multiple disciplines to the study of US foreign policy. This ought to become one of the most referenced theoretical approaches to US foreign policy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanford R. Silverburg, Catawba College \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Adventurism Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-written, comprehensive, but concise text on U.S. interventions throughout the world. The breadth and diversity of the author’s case analyses are impressive and valuable, as he covers both well known interventions and lesser known, even obscure, cases beginning in the immediate post-war period. Sullivan's individualized bibliographies, which he organizes by case or geographic area, will be extremely useful for both students and professors alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy C. Lim, California State University, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables. \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Revised Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Early Years: Embracing a New Role, 1945–1960\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. From World War II to the Cold War: The Truman Years, 1945–52\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the European Region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1: Greece, 1947–9.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2: Italy, 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3: Philippines, 1946–53.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the East Asian Region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Expanding Empire Under Eisenhower, 1953–60\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4: Iran, 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Western Hemisphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 5: Guatemala, 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 6: Lebanon, 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Southeast Asia Sub-Region: Indochina–I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Extremist Years, 1961–1976\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Kennedy–Johnson Idealist Extensions, 1961–8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the African Region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 7: Congo, 1961–5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 8: Cuba, 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 9: British Guiana, 1961–6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndochina–II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 10: Laos, 1961–73.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 11: South Vietnam, 1961–5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12: Brazil, 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13: Dominican Republic, 1961–6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 14: Indonesia, 1965–6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: Greece, 1967–74.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Nixon–Ford Realist Consolidations, 1969–76\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 15: Cambodia, 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 16: Kurdistan, 1971–5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 17: Chile, 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 18: Angola, 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 19: Australia, 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 20: East Timor, 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Four-Year Aberration, 1977–1980\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Pause, 1977–80\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Transition to the Post-Cold War Era, 1981–2001\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Ronald Reagan: The Last Cold Warrior, 1981–8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 21: El Salvador, 1979–91.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 22: Nicaragua, 1981–8.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 23: Grenada, 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 24: Libya, 1981–6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 25: Afghanistan, 1981–8.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Post-Cold War Era: Bush, Clinton, and the Search for New Themes, 1989–2000.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 26: Panama, 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 27: Iraq, 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 28: Somalia, 1992–94.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 29: Haiti, 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 30: Yugoslavia, 1995 and 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Attacks of 9-11 and the Start of a New Era\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. George W. Bush and the “War on Terror”\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 31: Afghanistan, 2001ff.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 32: Iraq, 2003ff.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 33: Venezuela, 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 34: Haiti, 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407903662423,"sku":"9781405170758","price":36.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405170758.jpg?v=1730500909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-adventurism-abroad-9781405170758","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}