Book by Small, Melvin, Singer, J. David

International War: An Anthology

Politics & Social Sciences

Small, Melvin

Singer, J. David

Politics & Government

Harcourt College Pub.

Twenty-five years after Richard Nixon resigned from office, his legacy remains shrouded in controversy. His was a complex, inconsistent, and even contradictory presidency, shaped by the man's personality and political practices and played out during one of America's most turbulent eras. Melvin Small now draws on the latest archival releases to take a fresh look at Nixon and place his administration in proper historical perspective. Nixon once predicted that by the year 2000 scholars would begin to evaluate his presidency more favorably. Small, however, steers a steady course between Nixon's detractors and apologists to offer the most balanced and thorough coverage yet available of the man's character and accomplishments. He notes many of the solid achievements of Nixon's domestic programs while criticizing some of his more celebrated foreign policies, especially concerning the Third World, and illuminates Nixon's broader influence on American political institutions and culture. Small's topical approach permits readers to observe the development of an entire domestic program or international relationship over an extended period, making it easier to understand such drawn-out issues as reforming welfare or ending the Vietnam War. Regarding Vietnam, Small integrates military and diplomatic policy with Nixon's efforts to neutralize the antiwar movement. His coverage of White House operations and Nixon's war with the media precedes a particularly insightful chapter on Watergate and the threat of impeachment. A closing chapter on Nixon's post-presidential years reveals facts about his health and his "blackmailing" of both Presidents Bush and Clinton, and a bibliographic essay provides an extensive survey of the Nixon literature. He was the first president to travel to China and to call for welfare reform, and although he left Washington under a cloud, many of Nixon's ideas and policies have been embraced by Americans—a legacy few presidents can claim. Small's book is a lively and anecdotal account that looks at the many sides of Richard Nixon and comes to grips with both the man and his presidency.

The Presidency of Richard Nixon (American Presidency Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

University Press of Kansas

Univ Pr of Kansas

Democracy and Diplomacy: The Impact of Domestic Politics in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1789-1994 (The American Moment)

From the Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian split over English and French policy in the 1790s to the Republican-Democratic clash over Haitian policy in the 1990s, Americans and foreign observers have been troubled-and often exasperated-by the extraordinary influence of U.S. domestic politics on matters of vital national security. Some critics, including Alexis de Tocqueville, concluded-that America's democratic system would cripple the effective and efficient conduct of its foreign policy. In this first historical overview of the subject, Melvin Small examines the central role of domestic politics in the shaping and conduct of American foreign policy from the early republic to the end of the Cold War.

History

Americas

Johns Hopkins University Press

Was War Necessary?: National Security and U.S. Entry into War (SAGE Library of Social Research)

A diplomatic historian examines six major international wars involving the United States and concludes that American involvement was unjustified in each case. America′s national security was not in fact sufficiently threatened to merit a call to arms. The author analyzes the events leading up to each war and the justification of wars in general. His book combines lively history with lucid and relevant general argument. `...the book is provocative and unquestionably will serve once more to bring the important question Was War Necessary before the public.′ -- Journal of the Early Republic, April 1982 `Small′s book is successful. It undoubtedly will provoke readers to think about the irrationalit

Sage Publications, Inc.

A diplomatic historian examines six major international wars involving the United States and concludes that American involvement was unjustified in each case. America′s national security was not in fact sufficiently threatened to merit a call to arms. The author analyzes the events leading up to each war and the justification of wars in general. His book combines lively history with lucid and relevant general argument. `...the book is provocative and unquestionably will serve once more to bring the important question Was War Necessary before the public.′ -- Journal of the Early Republic, April 1982 `Small′s book is successful. It undoubtedly will provoke readers to think about the irrationalit

Resort to Arms: International and Civil Wars, 1816-1980

`Small and Singer have made a valuable collection of data even more valuable by opening up more possibilities for systematic research on conflict.′ -- The Annals, Vol 475, Sept 1984  `At first glance one could easily miss the point that this book is the second edition of The Wages of War (with a new title and authorship reversed). But surely the reissuing of the source-book for the single most important data-collection effort in peace research to date calls for celebration. The extensive bibliography of the Correlates of War project, published in the back of this book, testifies to the range and importance of the research which has resulted from the painstaking work performed by Singer and Small. However, there′s suff

Singer, J. (Joel) David

Social Sciences

Johnson, Nixon, and the Doves

Rutgers Univ Pr

Rutgers University Press

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