American Foreign Policy (with InfoTrac)

by Wittkopf, Eugene R.; Kegley, Charles W.; Scott, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780534600488
• ISBN10: 0534600484
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-11
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

1. In Search of American Foreign Policy: A Thematic Introduction. 2. Pattern and Process in American Foreign Policy: An Analytical Perspective. 3. Principle, Power, and Pragmatism: The Goals of the American Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective. 4. Instruments of Global Influence: Military Might and Interventionism. 5. Instruments of Global Influence: Covert Activities, Foreign Aid, Sanctions and Public Diplomacy. 6. Principle and Power in a New Century: The International Political System in Transition. 7. World Political Economy in Transition: Opportunities and Constraints in an Independent World. 8. Americans' Values, Beliefs and Preferences: Political Culture and Public Opinion in Foreign Policy. 9. The Transmission of Values, Beliefs and Preferences: Interest Groups, Mass Media and Presidential Elections. 10. Presidential Leadership in Foreign Policy Making. 11. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy and Foreign Policy Making. 12. Congress and Foreign Policy Making. 13. The Process of Decision Making: Roles, Rationality, and the Impact of Bureaucratic Organizations. 14. Leader Characteristics and Foreign Policy Performance. 15. At the Dawn of a New Millennium: The Future of American Foreign Policy.

Table of Contents

Focus Boxes, Maps, Illustrations, and Tables	xxvii
Preface	xxxi
About the Authors	xxxvii
I ANALYTICAL AND THEMATIC PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	1	(22)
In Search of American Foreign Policy: A Thematic Introduction	3	(11)
Pattern and Process in American Foreign Policy: An Analytical Perspective	14	(9)
II PATTERNS OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	23	(124)
Principle, Power, and Pragmatism: The Goals of American Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective	25	(48)
Instruments of Global Influence: Military Might and Interventionism	73	(36)
Instruments of Global Influence: Covert Activities, Foreign Aid, Sanctions, and Public Diplomacy	109	(38)
III EXTERNAL SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	147	(92)
Principle and Power in a New Century: The International Political System in Transition	149	(50)
The World Political Economy in Transition: Opportunities and Contraints in a Globalizing World Political Economy	199	(40)
IV SOCIETAL SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	239	(80)
Americans' Values, Beliefs, and Preferences: Political Culture and Public Opinion in Foreign Policy	241	(37)
The Transmissions of Values, Beliefs, and Preferences: Interest Groups, Mass Media, and Presidential Elections	278	(41)
V GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	319	(126)
Presidential Leadership in Foreign Policy Making	321	(38)
The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy and Foreign Policy Making	359	(44)
Congress and Foreign Policy Making	403	(42)
VI ROLE SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	445	(38)
The Process of Decision Making: Roles, Rationality, and the Impact of Bureaucratic Organization	447	(36)
VII INDIVIDUALS AS SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	483	(32)
Leader Characteristics and Foreign Policy Performance	485	(30)
VIII PATTERN AND PROCESS IN AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY	515	(32)
At the Dawn of a New Millenium: The Future of American Foreign Policy	517	(30)
References	547	(52)
Glossary	599	(12)
Index	611