Ideas and Foreign Policy

Book Overview

Do people's beliefs help to explain foreign policy decisions, or is political activity better understood as the self-interested behavior of key actors? The collaborative effort of a group of distinguished scholars, this volume breaks new ground in demonstrating how ideas can shape policy, even when actors are motivated by rational self-interest.

After an introduction outlining a new framework for approaching the role of ideas in foreign policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080148152X
• ISBN13: 9780801481529
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher