Foreign Attachments: The Power of Ethnic Groups in the Making of American Foreign PolicyHarvard University Press, 2000 - 190 pagini Who speaks for America in world affairs? In this insightful new book, Tony Smith finds that, often, the answer is interest groups, including ethnic ones. This seems natural in a country defined by ethnic and cultural diversity and a democratic political system. And yet, should not the nation's foreign policy be based on more general interests? On American national interests? |
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... Policy 19 2 Three Historical Stages of Ethnic Group Influence 47 3 Gaining Influence in Washington 85 4 E Pluribus Unum or Ex Plures Uno ? 130 Notes 171 Index 187 Acknowledgments The origins of this book lie in questions raised.
... Washington , D.C. , under the direction of Sam Wells and Rob Littwak . While in Washington , I conducted interviews and read what was avail- able in most congenial circumstances . Thereafter , I became the Whit- ney Shepardson Fellow at ...
... Washington . And it is to underscore the fact that in a post - Cold War world , where America is the only superpower but lacks a clear agenda in its foreign policy , many interest groups are trying to have their concerns given priority ...
... Washington . The question of influence raises the question of effectiveness : How efficient is American government , exposed as it is to the policy de- mands of myriad pressure groups ? Can the degree of governmental au- tonomy ...
... Washington . The classic charge against popular involvement with foreign affairs was made in 1831 by Alexis de Tocqueville : I have no hesitation in saying that in the control of society's for- eign affairs , democratic governments do ...
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