U.S. Foreign Policy: the Paradox of World Power, 2nd Edition

Hook (political science, Kent State U.) provides an in-depth, yet concise overview of United States foreign policy in this textbook that is intended to illustrate what Hook sees as the paradox of US power. Offering chapters on the historical expansion of US power, the dynamics of decision making, the policy roles of Congress and the bureaucracy, the impact of public opinion and mass communications, the activities of social movements and interest groups, national security and defense policy, economic statecraft, transnational policy problems (e.g. managing the global commons, immigration, weapons proliferation, and human rights and democracy promotion), the text is also intended to serve as a concise overview of US foreign policy processes that is accessible to "students at all levels," presumably meaning undergraduate and above. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Steven W. Hook is an associate professor of political science at Kent State University. He is the author of National Interest and Foreign Aid (1995), co-author with John Spanier of American Foreign Policy Since World War II (16th ed., 2004), and editor of Comparative Foreign Policy: Adaptation Strategies of the Great and Emerging Powers (2002) and Foreign Policy Toward the Millennium (1996).