Foreign Follies
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Author | : Doug Bandow |
Publisher | : Xulon Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1597819883 |
The United States once was a traditional republic, remaining aloof from foreign conflicts. Today no problem on earth is exempt from Washington's meddling. The result is an oversize military, perpetual intervention, and consistent conflict, according to Bandow, who says it's time for a new foreign policy.
Author | : Barbara W. Tuchman |
Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 1985-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0345308239 |
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece The Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through the ages, of failure, mismanagement, and delusion in government. Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples, from Montezuma’s senseless surrender of his empire in 1520 to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Barbara W. Tuchman defines folly as the pursuit by government of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives. In brilliant detail, Tuchman illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain’s George III, and the United States’ own persistent mistakes in Vietnam. Throughout The March of Folly, Tuchman’s incomparable talent for animating the people, places, and events of history is on spectacular display. Praise for The March of Folly “A glittering narrative . . . a moral [book] on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence.”—The New York Times Book Review “An admirable survey . . . I haven’t read a more relevant book in years.”—John Kenneth Galbraith, The Boston Sunday Globe “A superb chronicle . . . a masterly examination.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Author | : David P. Calleo |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2009-04-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0521767679 |
The book discusses the dangers of the "unipolar view" of world politics, one in which the United States is overwhelmingly predominant and should act accordingly. The book notes the damage caused by this view in action - as in the Middle East and Europe. It assesses the real strengths and weaknesses of American power - "soft," military, economic, and moral. It contrasts the federal systems of "Old America" and "New Europe" as models for governing today's increasingly plural system. It notes how friendly balancing from Europe is critical for maintaining America's own constitutional equilibrium.
Author | : Mrs. Jameson (Anna) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1834 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : Anna B. Jameson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1834 |
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Author | : Sidney D. McCormick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Trusts, Industrial |
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Author | : Waln Robert Waln |
Publisher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2009-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1429022205 |
Author | : Carmen M. Reinhart |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2011-08-07 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691152640 |
An empirical investigation of financial crises during the last 800 years.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 690 |
Release | : 1757 |
Genre | : Early English newspapers |
ISBN | : |
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
Author | : Edward Cave |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 686 |
Release | : 1757 |
Genre | : Books and bookselling |
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