U.S. foreign policy in perspective clients, enemies and empire /

• Main Author: Sylvan, David, 1953-
• Other Authors: Majeski, Stephen.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE > International. > Government; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > International Relations; United States > Foreign relations.; United States > Foreign relations > Philosophy.; Electronic books.
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This book refutes the claim that American foreign policy has varied considerably across time and space, arguing that key policy goals and underlying ideological and political factors have not significantly changed over the last hundred years.

Table of Contents:

• Copyright; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Explaining the continuity of U.S. foreign policy; 2 An empire of client states; 3 Acquiring client states; 4 The routine maintenance of client states; 5 Client maintenance by interventions; 6 Hostile interventions against enemy states; 7 The persistence of client-state imperialism; Notes; Bibliography; Index.