Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy

by James M. Lindsay

Book Overview

Have we entered an era of the Imperial Congress? How and why do members of Congress wield power over foreign policy? DOes Congress undermine the national interest when it asserts itself in foreign affairs? Congress is more active in foreign policy than at any time since the 1930s, notes James lindsay, but the important questions raised by this activism have not been fully addressed by contemporary scholars and commentors.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801848822
• ISBN13: 9780801848827
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher