The long road to Baghdad : a history of U.S. foreign policy from the 1970s to the present / Lloyd C. Gardner.
| Author/creator | Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : New Press, 2008. |
| Description | 310 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Beyond Baghdad: the sacred metaphor of "making progress" -- Zbig at the Khyber Pass, or the last flight of the Persian rug -- The first Gulf War, in which the realists make their last stand -- The end(s) of history, in which the theory and practice conflict -- Axis of evil, in which the nation's enemies are revealed -- Shock and awe, in which we learn how some democracies go to war -- The occupation, in which we learn what followed shock and awe -- The dream dies hard, in which the administration loses the mandate of the people -- What lies ahead, in which the meaning of the war is revealed -- Notes -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008004344 |
| ISBN | 9781595584045 |
| ISBN | 1595584048 |
| ISBN | 9781595580757 (jacket) |
| ISBN | 1595580751 (jacket) |