American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War: The Search for Consensus from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush

Richard A Melanson

American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War: The Search for Consensus from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
31 January 2005
Pages
432
ISBN
9780765611994

American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War: The Search for Consensus from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush

Richard A Melanson

This book integrates the study of presidential politics and foreign policy making from the Vietnam aftermath to the events following September 11 and the invasion of Iraq. Focusing on the relationship between presidents’ foreign policy agendas and domestic politics, it offers compelling portraits of presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II. In the course of comparing the efforts of these presidents to articulate a clear conception of the national interest and to forge a foreign policy consensus, the author shows the key role of public opinion in constraining presidential initiatives, in particular the decision to use military force overseas. Never more timely, this popular text is appropriate for courses in U.S. foreign policy, the presidency, or contemporary U.S. politics.

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