Military Occupations in the Age of Self-Determination: The History Neocons Neglected

by James Gannon

This book offers a perspective decidedly different from that of the Bush Administration and its neoconservative supporters. Since the United Nations embraced the right of national self-determination in 1945, the historical odds have been unfavorable to great powers that impose military occupations on smaller nations. This point is bolstered by the evidence from history, and is particularly pertinent to the American occupation of Iraq, where a robust...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313353824
• ISBN13: 9780313353826
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"