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Praise for the Second Edition of US Foreign Policy in Action
Lantis and Homan understand the challenge and the craft of teaching contemporary U.S. foreign policy. Consequently, US Foreign Policy in Action is a highly engaging and pedagogically sensitive survey of the actors, interests, and politics that shape U.S. foreign policy decisions, actions, and issues. Through interesting, structured debates, discussion questions, case studies, and other appealing features, US Foreign Policy in Action brings the foreign policy process alive, allowing readers to put themselves in the shoes of policy-makers without sharing their ulcers. Instructors and students will enjoy using this well-written and interactive textbook.
Christopher M. Jones, Bradley University
I love this textbook! While there are many worthwhile texts on the market focused on U.S. foreign policy, this one surveys all the key historical, institutional, and policy process aspects of U.S. foreign policy for an undergraduate-level course. It also incorporates imaginative and highly effective active learning assignments for the classroom on key issues that really engage students and help instructors make important connections between the conceptual and the practical. Smoothly written, highly accessible, with relevant and interesting new cases, Lantis and Homan have done an excellent job with this updated edition of US Foreign Policy in Action. I loved the first edition; I can't wait to use this new edition the next time I teach U.S. Foreign Policy.
Mary K. Meyer-McAleese, Eckerd College
Lantis and Homan enliven U.S. foreign policy with their innovative pedagogical approach. This engaging text is chock-full of activities designed to deepen student learning of concepts and issues as well as promote critical thinking, research, and communication skills. The variety of interactive learning activities will have wide appeal among students and instructors alike. Especially exciting are the Learning Through Technology exercises that employ various platforms to facilitate students' exploration of political issues, actors, and processes. The authors do not disappoint in their promise to bring foreign policy to life!
Kirsten Taylor, Berry College
Table of Contents
List of Boxes
List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Photos
List of Tables
Online Support Material for Teaching and Learning
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy
Chapter 2: U.S. Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy
Chapter 3: History of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Noble Struggle?
Chapter 4: Modern History of U.S. Foreign Policy
Chapter 5: Key Institutions: Branches of Government
Chapter 6: Leadership in Action: Debating American Engagement with the World
Chapter 7: Bureaucracies and Unelected Actors
Chapter 8: Bureaucracies in Action: A National Security Council Simulation
Chapter 9: Interest Groups and Political Parties
Chapter 10: Interest Groups in Action: Case Studies
Chapter 11: Public Opinion and the Media
Chapter 12: Public Opinion and the Media in Action
Chapter 13: Blended and Hybrid Approaches to Studying Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy
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