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.
... questions raised by students at Tufts University in a class in the spring of 1995. Looking for information on the role of ethnic groups in the making of U.S. foreign policy , we found only a short list of readings , most of them focused ...
... questions concerning the character of this country's pluralist democracy and the rights and obligations of citizenship ( issues of political ethics ) can be raised . While the character of U.S. foreign policy and questions concerning ...
... 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 necessary for coherent ...
... questions naturally arise about the justification of a minority's efforts to control policies con- cerning the ... question of who does , and who should , decide this country's foreign policy . Establishing who gives America voice ...
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