Description
Book SynopsisUsing a typology of worldviews based on perception of threat and expansionist or isolationist objectives, Hayden J. Smith examines influences on the foreign policy decision-making of individual US Presidentsincluding Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
Trade ReviewThis book breaks new ground in bringing both image theory and operational code analysis to focus on the task of understanding the realist and idealist worldviews of several U.S. presidents as they have made foreign policy decisions over the past forty-five years. The images and beliefs of these leaders are important sources for identifying the systemic and cultural factors that influenced these decisions as well as the contents of their individual worldviews.
-- Stephen G. Walker, Arizona State University
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Realism, Idealism, and Belief Systems in Foreign Policy Decision Making
Chapter 2: Richard Nixon
Chapter 3: Jimmy Carter
Chapter 4: George W. Bush
Chapter 5: Barack Obama
Chapter 6: Donald Trump
