American Nation-Building

Case Studies from Reconstruction to Afghanistan

Kevin Dougherty, Jr. Pauly Robert J. (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9796-6 (ISBN)

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Nation-building enterprises by the United States and the broader international community have run the gamut of success and failure. There is no formula for success - each operation is unique, with lessons to be learned and trends to be noted. Examining the history of America's experience in nation-building, this book describes the mechanisms behind what often appears to be a haphazard enterprise.

Nation-building efforts by the United States and the international community have led to both success and failure, overwhelming support and debilitating controversy. Some are motivated by national security interests; others by humanitarian concerns. They seem to have exploded since the end of the Cold War but in fact have long been used as a foreign policy tool.

What they all have in common is a substantial investment of troops, treasure and time. There is no formula--each operation is unique, with lessons to be learned and trends noted. Examining the history of America's experience, this book describes the mechanisms behind what often appears to be a haphazard enterprise.

Kevin Dougherty, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, is the assistant commandant for leadership programs and an adjunct professor at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Robert J. Pauly, Jr., is an associate professor of international development at the University of Southern Mississippi, focusing on U.S. foreign policy, national security and the Greater Middle East.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Nation-Building in Context

2. The Cases for and Against Nation-Building

3. Altruistic Nation-Building: Somalia

4. Self-Interested Nation-Building: Roosevelt’s Corollary

5. Sequencing Security: The Philippines and Germany

6. Armed Resistance to Nation-Building: The U.S. South during Reconstruction

7. Nation-Building at the Local Level: Vietnam

8. Nation-Building at the National Level: Iraq

9. Nation-Building and Civil Society: Mitchelville

10. The American Government as Nation-Builder: USAID in Afghanistan

11. NGOs and IGOs as Nation-Builders: Bosnia

12. The Future of Nation–and State-Building

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.06.2017
Zusatzinfo	13 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	0-7864-9796-3 / 0786497963
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9796-6 / 9780786497966
Zustand	Neuware