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U.S. vs. Them; How a Half Century of Conservatism Has Undermined America's Security
by J. Peter Scoblic
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670018821
- ISBN 13
- 9780670018826
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2008 Viking Press, New York. 2008. Hard Cover. First Edition/First Printing. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Book is tight, square, and unmarked; feels unread/unopened. Ivory boards with bright red lettering on spine. 350 pp. The author provocatively argues that the best way to understand President George Bush's foreign policy is to recognize that it is not radical, but rather the most recent expression of conservatism, an often misunderstood ideology whose national security instincts are rooted in America's eighteenth-century view of itself and whose modern form has percolated for more than a half century, reaching full strength in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. A pristine and clean copy.
Synopsis
A challenging, clear-eyed, and authoritative history of American conservatism 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 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.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001075
- Title
- U.S. vs. Them; How a Half Century of Conservatism Has Undermined America's Security
- Author
- J. Peter Scoblic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670018821
- ISBN 13
- 9780670018826
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- LCCN
- 2008001770
- Keywords
- CONSERVATISM, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, COLD WAR, SOVIET UNION, WAR RONALD REAGAN, BARRY GOLDWATER, FOREIGN POLICY
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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