Character and Consequence
Foreign Policy Decisions of George H. W. Bush- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2019
Summary
Character and Consequence by Robert A. Strong, looks at important foreign policy decisions of George H. W. Bush through the lens of character and asks how personal traits like loyalty, compassion, reticence and audacity had an impact on American foreign policy at a pivotal point in world history. Combining biographical observations with in-depth case studies of complicated international events, the book explores foreign policy decision-making and presidential personality for a broad audience. It is recommended to those curious about a critical era in U.S. diplomatic history, and to students of American politics and international relations who want to understand America’s forty-first president and his decisions and actions at the end of the Cold War.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2019
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4985-8935-2
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4985-8936-9
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 163
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgements No access
- Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
- Chapter One: Loyalty No access Pages 7 - 26
- Chapter Two: Reticence No access Pages 27 - 48
- Chapter Three: A Gentleman’s Outrage No access Pages 49 - 68
- Chapter Four: Insight No access Pages 69 - 98
- Chapter Five: Audacity No access Pages 99 - 122
- Chapter Six: Compassion No access Pages 123 - 142
- Conclusion No access Pages 143 - 148
- Bibliography No access Pages 149 - 154
- Index No access Pages 155 - 162
- About the Author No access Pages 163 - 163





