Obama, Us Foreign Policy and the Dilemmas of Intervention

by David Ryan, David Fitzgerald, David Fitzgerald

Book Overview

This timely study explores the dilemmas of US intervention within the broad context of the history of foreign policy in America and with a specific focus on the Obama administration. Framed by three dominant US narratives centred on the desire to feel good, safe, and strong, Ryan and Fitzgerald analyse the tactical use of language and 'lessons' of history and how these have shaped Washington's decisions, discourses, policies and interventions in particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137428554
• ISBN13: 9781137428554
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"