The Clash with Distant Cultures: Values, Interests, and Force in American Foreign Policy - Softcover

Payne, Richard J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791426483 ISBN 13: 9780791426487

Verlag: SUNY Press, 1995

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Book by Payne Richard J

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"Payne's exposition of the profound influence of cultural factors on state behavior offers a needed corrective to the 'realist' school that still dominates academic writing on international relations (in which military and economic factors are emphasized to the virtual exclusion of ideational considerations); it can also help policymakers become more self-aware of the cultural biases implicit in their actions and statements. The book's hard-hitting exposition of American cultural myths and prejudices and their reflection on U.S. foreign policy, plus its accessible style, should make it useful in a variety of courses--from American Civilization to International Relations to Peace Studies--and to laypersons attentive to public affairs." -- Seyom Brown, Brandeis University

"The author addresses a foreign policy problem of major significance, that of the complex relationship between a nation's culture and its international behavior. Payne establishes a sound basis for his assertion that (1) American foreign policy has been heavily dependent on the use of culturally reinforced violence, and (2) the future cost of resolving conflicts through violence will probably become vastly more burdensome. The time is right for a book that suggests constructive new directions for American foreign policy. This is a much-needed book." -- Henry T. Nash, Wheaton College

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An analysis of the impact of cultural values on the use of force and negotiations in American foreign policy.

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• Verlag: SUNY Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0791426483
• ISBN 13: 9780791426487
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304