{"product_id":"architects-of-delusion-9780812240603","title":"Architects of Delusion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe commencement of war on Iraq in 2003 was met with a variety of reactions around the globe. This work presents a historical analysis of how and why the decision to wage war was endorsed by some of America's main European allies, especially Britain, and opposed by others, especially France and Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A masterful analysis of America and Europe: insightful, trenchant, brilliantly conceived, and elegantly written. Drawing his lessons from America's post-World War II engagement with allies in Europe, Simon Serfaty has captured with chilling precision the dilemmas and symmetries that will dominate America's and Europe's security concerns in this generation.\" * General Wesley K. Clark *\u003cbr\u003e\"Simon Serfaty shows why America has more to fear from a weak Europe than a strong Europe. This powerful account of leadership failure in four countries explains not only how Iraq split the West but what a new set of leaders must do to repair the damage.\" * Joseph S. Nye, Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eSoft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an impressive work of policy analysis and scholarship. Serfaty's knowledge of politics and personalities in the four capitals he considers is extensive. The interpretations of interactions among them are subtle. And there is a fine sense of historical background as well as today's global context.\" * Michael Brenner, University of Pittsburgh *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Terms of Estrangement\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Terms of Endearment\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Terms of Disparagement\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Terms of Entanglement\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405713908055,"sku":"9780812240603","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812240603.jpg?v=1730493373","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/architects-of-delusion-9780812240603","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}