Paradoxes of Power: U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changing World

by David Skidmore

Book Overview

This book provides a lively and readable introduction to current debates over U.S. power and purpose in world affairs. The end of the Cold War launched a new era in U.S. foreign policy. The United States entered a period of unprecedented global power, but one also characterized by new conflicts, challenges, and controversies. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq cast a spotlight on continuing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594514038
• ISBN13: 9781594514036
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"