2001, ISBN: 9780670018826

For nearly eight years, the American people have struggled to understand George W. Bushas approach to the world. Many analysts, lacking a frame of reference, have simply dubbed it revolut… More...

For nearly eight years, the American people have struggled to understand George W. Bushas approach to the world. Many analysts, lacking a frame of reference, have simply dubbed it revolutionary. But in "U.S. Vs. Them," J. Peter Scoblic provocatively argues that the best way to understand Bushas foreign policy is to recognize that it is not radical, but rather the most recent expression of conservatism, an often misunderstood ideology whose national security instincts are rooted in Americaas eighteenth-century view of itself and whose modern form has percolated for more than a half century, reaching full strength in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Scoblic persuasively shows that the foreign policy of the American Right has been stuck for decades on a binary setting that allows it to see the world only in terms of us versus them or good versus evil. During the Cold War, that approach fostered an unwillingness to negotiate with the Soviet Union, a distrust of apolitical intelligence, and an insistence on military dominancea even as the advent of nuclear weapons rendered the traditional notion of victory in war obsolete. Today, what conservatives often present as moral clarity is in fact nothing more than a continued failure to recognize that American security depends on our ability to think outside our bordersato stop seeing the United States in unavoidable opposition to the rest of the world. Tracing the history of Cold War conservatism from its development by William F. Buckley to its manifestation in Barry Goldwater through its implementation by Ronald Reagan and its culmination in the Bush administration, Scoblic weaves an intellectual history that reveals how the Rightas belligerence, intransigence, and disinclination for diplomacy not only brought us to the brink of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, but also failed to meet the grave post-9/11 challenges posed by Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and especially by the most serious danger that looms before us: that of nuclear terrorism. Whatas more, although the Bush administration is nearing its end, conservatism is certainly not, as this yearas Republican presidential candidates clearly demonstrated. "U.S. Vs. Them" is a revealing and sometimes alarming analysis, but in diagnosing the origins of Bushas foreign policy, it illuminates the path to renewed American leadership in the twenty-first century. Media >, [PU: Viking Press]<

1977, ISBN: 9780670018826

New York: Basic Books, 1977. First Edition, First Printing . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - ove… More...

New York: Basic Books, 1977. First Edition, First Printing . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall in brown cloth w/gold spine titles. Near Fine book in like unclipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. Owner info front endpaper, else book Fine and unmarked; jacket has triangular tear bottom rear panel. xiii, 225pp inc. Notes, Index, Basic Books, 1977, Viking Adult. Used - Like New. Ships from Reno, NV. Book in almost Brand New condition. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!, Viking Adult<

2008, ISBN: 9780670018826

Viking Adult. New. Hardcover w / dustjacket. NEW. DJ fine; no priceclip. Stored in sealed plastic protection. No pricing stickers. No remainder mark. No previous owner's markings. I… More...

Viking Adult. New. Hardcover w / dustjacket. NEW. DJ fine; no priceclip. Stored in sealed plastic protection. No pricing stickers. No remainder mark. No previous owner's markings. In the event of a problem we guarantee full refund. 2008. Hardcover w / dustjacket., Viking Adult<

ISBN: 9780670018826

Viking Adult. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket., Viking Adult