Freedom in America

Kenneth Bridges

ISBN 10: 0136147348 / ISBN 13: 9780136147343

Published by Prentice Hall PTR, 2007

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No interior marks. The United States today is the most powerful nation in the world, perhaps even stronger than Rome was during its heyday. It is likely to remain the worlds preeminent power for at least several decades to come. What behavior is appropriate for such a powerful state? To answer this question, Robert J. Art concentrates on "grand strategy"—the deployment of military power in both peace and war to support foreign policy goals. He first defines America's contemporary national interests and the specific threats they face, then identifies seven grand strategies that the United States might contemplate, examining each in relation to America's interests. The seven are: • dominion—forcibly trying to remake the world in America's own image;• global collective security—attempting to keep the peace everywhere;• regional collective security—confining peacekeeping efforts to Europe;• cooperative security—seeking to reduce the occurrence of war by limiting other states' offensive capabilities;• isolationism—withdrawing from all military involvement beyond U. S. borders;• containment—holding the line against aggressor states; and• selective engagement—choosing to prevent or to become involved only in those conflicts that pose a threat to the country's long-term interests. Art makes a strong case for selective engagement as the most desirable strategy for contemporary America. It is the one that seeks to forestall dangers, not simply react to them; that is politically viable, at home and abroad; and that protects all U. S. interests, both essential and desirable. Art concludes that "selective engagement is not a strategy for all times, but it is the best grand strategy for these times."

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Freedom in America
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136147348
• ISBN 13: 9780136147343
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 1360 grams

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Synopsis

For United States History survey courses, History of the American Revolution, History of the Early Republic, Twentieth-Century United States, US Political History, Constitutional History, History of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, also political science courses examining the Constitution and Civil Liberties. What is American freedom? This anthology defines and shows the evolution of this intrinsic American right through 95 letters, essays, constitutions, and laws. The authors both criticizes the U.S. for its failures to live up to its ideals and inspires it to expand the benefits of freedom to ever-increasing multitudes. This book originated with a comment to the author: ";The five most important words in American History are: all men are created equal.&rdq