Counting the Public In: Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy
- ISBN-10
- 0231110693
- ISBN-13
- 9780231110693
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-07-06
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Douglas C. Foyle
Description
The book examines the public's influence on foreign policy through case studies including the Formosa Straits crisis; intervention at Dien Bien Phu; the Sputnik launch; the New Look defense strategy; the Panama Canal Treaties; the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; the Strategic Defense Initiative; the Beirut Marine barracks bombing; German reunification; the Gulf War; and intervention in Somalia and Bosnia.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 1999-05-06
- 386 pages
- Paperback
- Columbia University Press
Similar books
-
Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia
By Winifred TateTate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there--nongovernmental activists, state ...
-
People Count: Contact-Tracing Apps and Public Health
By Susan LandauIn People Count, cybersecurity expert Susan Landau looks at some of the apps developed for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that issues of effectiveness and equity intersect.
-
Counting on Community
By Innosanto NagaraCounting on Community is Innosanto Nagara's follow-up to his hit ABC book, A is for Activist.
-
District of Columbia public schools student enrollment count remains vulnerable to errors: report to the chairman, Subcommittee on the District...
District of Columbia public schools student enrollment count remains vulnerable to errors: report to the chairman, Subcommittee on the District...
-
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
By Christopher LaschThe classic New York Times bestseller, with a new introduction by E.J. Dionne Jr. When The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, Christopher Lasch was hailed as a “biblical prophet” (Time).
-
Counting Every Vote: The Most Contentious Elections in American History
By Eric Shiraev, Robert L. DudleyA fresh look at contentious elections in American history
-
Public Opinion
By Walter LippmannWritten by one of the most influential men of his time and one of the greatest journalists in history, this seminal work of political science presents an incisive examination of democratic theory, the role of citizens in a democracy, and ...
-
Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate
By Susan Collins, Barbara Boxer, Dianne FeinsteinThe nine women of the United States Senate have changed the political landscape, and there's no turning back. Now, for the first time, in Nine and Counting, readers will be treated to an inside view of their private and public lives.
-
Counting Americans: How the US Census Classified the Nation
By Paul SchorBy telling how the US census classified and divided Americans by race and origin from the founding of the United States to World War II, this text shows how public statistics have been used to create an unequal representation of the nation
-
From the Bottom Up: Selected Essays
By Kent GreenawaltNeither is counting on the other's sense of obligation, and each knows that the other is not counting on him. B has effectively managed to chain A, but A has botched the job. B realizes in the midst of the attack that he can run away.