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Frustrated Empire: US Foreign Policy, 9/11 to Iraq
Pluto Press, 2007 Paper: 978-0-7453-2388-6 | Cloth: 978-0-7453-2389-3 Library of Congress Classification DS79.76.R92 2007 Dewey Decimal Classification 956.70443
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
David Ryan examines the broad contexts of US foreign policy and the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War that shaped the opportunistic framing of 9/11 and paved the way for the long-held neo-conservative desire for regime change and war in Iraq. He explores the construction of the cultural framework for war following 9/11, the legitimacy of military force in Afghanistan, the rise of anti-Americanism, within the broader contexts of the struggle over legitimacy, identity and leadership. Turning the "clash of civilizations" thesis on its head, Ryan presents a careful analysis of the evolution of US foreign policy and its engagement with Iraq through the 1980s. While 9/11 provided the opportunity, the post-Vietnam context provides a more pertinent framework for this reflection on the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the strategic implications for US foreign policy. See other books on: 2001- | 2001-2009 | Iraq | Iraq War, 2003-2011 | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 See other titles from Pluto Press |
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Frustrated Empire: US Foreign Policy, 9/11 to Iraq
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
Pluto Press, 2007
Paper: 978-0-7453-2388-6
Cloth: 978-0-7453-2389-3
Paper: 978-0-7453-2388-6
Cloth: 978-0-7453-2389-3
David Ryan examines the broad contexts of US foreign policy and the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War that shaped the opportunistic framing of 9/11 and paved the way for the long-held neo-conservative desire for regime change and war in Iraq.
He explores the construction of the cultural framework for war following 9/11, the legitimacy of military force in Afghanistan, the rise of anti-Americanism, within the broader contexts of the struggle over legitimacy, identity and leadership.
Turning the "clash of civilizations" thesis on its head, Ryan presents a careful analysis of the evolution of US foreign policy and its engagement with Iraq through the 1980s. While 9/11 provided the opportunity, the post-Vietnam context provides a more pertinent framework for this reflection on the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the strategic implications for US foreign policy.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
