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U.S. vs. Them: Conservatism in the Age of Nuclear Terror Paperback - 2009
by Scoblic, J. Peter (Author)
- New
- Paperback
A challenging, clear-eyed, and authoritative history of Americanconservatism and its grave effect on our country's foreign policy
In this compelling and sometimes alarming analysis,J. Peter Scoblic, executive editor of The New Republic, traces thehistory of American foreign policy and how it has evolved from theCold War conservatism of the 1950s to today. The belligerence,intransigence, and disinclination for diplomacy that mars the rightwing once brought us to the brink of nuclear war with the SovietUnion. More recently it has failed to meet the post-9/11 challengesposed by Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. Scoblic argues forcefully thatthe only way to face these new threats practically and seriously isby adopting an approach exactly opposite to that suggested by conservatism.By diagnosing the origins of Bush's foreign policy, U.S.vs. Them illuminates the path to renewed American leadership inthe twenty-first century as the most serious danger ever faced loomsbefore us: nuclear terrorism.
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- Title U.S. vs. Them: Conservatism in the Age of Nuclear Terror
- Author Scoblic, J. Peter (Author)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 370
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Date 2009
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0143115103
- ISBN 9780143115106 / 0143115103
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.52 x 0.88 in (21.34 x 14.02 x 2.24 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 327.730
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Summary
In this compelling and sometimes alarming analysis, J. Peter Scoblic, executive editor of The New Republic, traces the history of American foreign policy and how it has evolved from the Cold War conservatism of the 1950s to today. The belligerence, intransigence, and disinclination for diplomacy that mars the right wing once brought us to the brink of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. More recently it has failed to meet the post-9/11 challenges posed by Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. Scoblic argues forcefully that the only way to face these new threats practically and seriously is by adopting an approach exactly opposite to that suggested by conservatism. By diagnosing the origins of Bush's foreign policy, U.S. vs. Them illuminates the path to renewed American leadership in the twenty-first century as the most serious danger ever faced looms before us: nuclear terrorism.