Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy by Dueck, Colin
Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy by Dueck, Colin

Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy

In Reluctant Crusaders, Colin Dueck examines patterns of change and continuity in American foreign policy strategy by...
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Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy by Dueck, Colin

Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy

$735.47
Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy by Dueck, Colin

Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy

$735.47
Author: Colin Dueck
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In Reluctant Crusaders, Colin Dueck examines patterns of change and continuity in American foreign policy strategy by looking at four major turning points: the periods following World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He shows how American cultural assumptions regarding liberal foreign policy goals, together with international pressures, have acted to push and pull U.S. policy in competing directions over time. The result is a book that combines an appreciation for the role of both power and culture in international affairs.

The centerpiece of Dueck's book is his discussion of America's "grand strategy"--the identification and promotion of national goals overseas in the face of limited resources and potential resistance. One of the common criticisms of the Bush administration's grand strategy is that it has turned its back on a long-standing tradition of liberal internationalism in foreign affairs. But Dueck argues that these criticisms misinterpret America's liberal internationalist tradition. In reality, Bush's grand strategy since 9/11 has been heavily influenced by traditional American foreign policy assumptions.

While liberal internationalists argue that the United States should promote an international system characterized by democratic governments and open markets, Dueck contends, these same internationalists tend to define American interests in broad, expansive, and idealistic terms, without always admitting the necessary costs and risks of such a grand vision. The outcome is often sweeping goals, pursued by disproportionately limited means.

Author: Colin Dueck
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 04/06/2008
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.26w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780691136257

About the Author
Colin Dueck is professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University. He studied politics at Princeton University, and international relations at Oxford under a Rhodes scholarship.
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