Magic and mayhem : the delusions of American foreign policy from Korea to Afghanistan / Derek Leebae...
Magic and mayhem : the delusions of American foreign policy from Korea to Afghanistan / Derek Leebae...
Magic and mayhem : the delusions of American foreign policy from Korea to Afghanistan / Derek Leebaert.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Date
2010.
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G 2014/641
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English
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336 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Sources of magic --
Emergency men --
The mystique of American management --
Star power --
A world to be labeled, not understood --
Myths of history --
We'll show them the light --
Conclusion: finding our better angels.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
As the nation commits itself to a renewed military effort in Afghanistan, Georgetown foreign relations professor Leebaert explains why we have so often stumbled in our foreign policy. He analyzes the follies and failures of "emergency men," the political appointees, intellectuals, and policy entrepreneurs of the national security establishment, fro...
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Magic and mayhem : the delusions of American foreign policy from Korea to Afghanistan / Derek Leebaert.
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"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original"--T.p. verso.
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N327.73009/96.
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G 2014/641
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74VKvqxAyzwy
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1439141673 (ebk.)
9781439125694 (hc.)
1439125694 (hc.)
9781439125717 (pbk.)
1439125716 (pbk.)
9781439141670 (ebk.)
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327.7300904
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991021456979702626
