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American Democracy Promotion: Impulses, Strategies, and Impacts
This is a wide-ranging discussion of American efforts to recast the international order in its own political image. The contributions given by a distinguished group of analysts are as diverse as they are challenging to traditional ways of thinking about US democracy promotion. As we enter into the 21st century with American hegemony intact, it is vital to understand what drives the world's last remaining superpower, and this original study helps us do precisely that by exploring in detail and depth one of the more contentious and least understood aspects of American foreign policy.
366 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 2000
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January 5, 2016
This is an academic book that is a unique time-capsule of US foreign policy in the late 1990s right before 9/11.
Obviously the events of 9/11 drastically changed American democracy promotion abroad, but this edited volume provides a good sense of what US foreign policy and democracy promotion was like in during the 1990s right after the end of the Cold War. Apart from not being able to discuss 9/11 and the last 15 years of US foreign policy in the 21st century, this book still has some relevance.
There are some insightful theoretical chapters and there are also a nice assortment of case studies to explore. As with any edited volume some chapters (and some authors) are better than others. But overall I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would.
Since this is an academic book on a topic that was relevant 20 years ago, the readership for book is admittedly very small. Instructors and students exploring the historical development of US foreign policy might find this book useful, but outside of that few in the general public will find the book that rewarding in 2015. But that being said there are still some insightful observations and is useful in regards to US foreign policy and US democracy promotion overseas.
Obviously the events of 9/11 drastically changed American democracy promotion abroad, but this edited volume provides a good sense of what US foreign policy and democracy promotion was like in during the 1990s right after the end of the Cold War. Apart from not being able to discuss 9/11 and the last 15 years of US foreign policy in the 21st century, this book still has some relevance.
There are some insightful theoretical chapters and there are also a nice assortment of case studies to explore. As with any edited volume some chapters (and some authors) are better than others. But overall I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would.
Since this is an academic book on a topic that was relevant 20 years ago, the readership for book is admittedly very small. Instructors and students exploring the historical development of US foreign policy might find this book useful, but outside of that few in the general public will find the book that rewarding in 2015. But that being said there are still some insightful observations and is useful in regards to US foreign policy and US democracy promotion overseas.
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