American Foreign Policy and Process
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:2nd Nov '23
Should be back in stock very soon
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- Hardback£115.00(9781009278577)
Explores the values and beliefs that have shaped American foreign policy and its key decision makers across presidential administrations.
A comprehensive analysis of the values and beliefs that have shaped American foreign policy, exploring how they have evolved over time. The author provides comparison of the changing policymaking approaches of administrations from Nixon through Biden in this new edition.This comprehensive text provides a thorough analysis of the values and beliefs that have shaped American foreign policy, exploring how they have evolved over time. Through exploration of presidential administrations from the end of World War II to the present day, American Foreign Policy and Process provides an extensive comparison of policymaking processes during the Cold War, after Vietnam, and after 9/11. This new edition provides an up-to-date evaluation of the Trump and Biden administrations, including updates to reflect the current changes in the actions of important domestic foreign policy institutions. A series of chapters provides assessments of the role of governmental actors and non-governmental actors in affecting the direction of foreign policy. Through the use of supportive maps, key documents, figures, and tables, students will examine the history of American foreign policy and how it has evolved over time, with emphasis on comparing the changing approaches of administrations from Nixon through Biden.
'In the latest edition of his book, Professor McCormick correctly frames U.S. foreign policy as shaped by competing American values, even when those values are sometimes in tension with one another. The influence of Congress, interest groups, public opinion, and bureaucratic actors are all capably examined. Overall, this is the single best textbook on the subject.' Colin Dueck, the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University
'This textbook provides a wonderfully rich overview of the ideas, actors, and processes that shape U.S. foreign policy. It draws on the latest research, illustrates key ideas with compelling examples, and is a pleasure to read. It's an ideal textbook for a U.S. foreign policy course and a valuable resource for all students of foreign affairs.' Jordan Tama, School of International Service, American University
'In the new edition of American Foreign Policy and Process, James McCormick has improved this already outstanding text. His thorough and thoughtful updates and discussion of the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations make this book a 'must.' It is student-friendly and filled with timely scholarship. This is the most up-to-date text available, loaded with insights derived from McCormick's distinguished career.' Patrick Haney, Miami University
'Professor McCormick's book combines a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign policy history with a careful analysis of the institutional foreign policy process. McCormick's analysis is thematically driven, with a focus on how political competition on values and beliefs has consistently shaped U.S. foreign policy since the Founding, with a particular focus on the period since World War II. The author effectively applies different theoretical lenses to the foreign policies of U.S. presidents and how other institutions have competed to shape U.S. policy. The analysis includes extensive use of updated empirical data from political science scholarship, providing a fresh take on past and current foreign policy problems.' Jeffrey Peake, Clemson University
ISBN: 9781009278546
Dimensions: 253mm x 177mm x 38mm
Weight: 1340g
600 pages
7th Revised edition