Armed humanitarians : the rise of the nation builders / Nathan Hodge.

Author/creator Hodge, Nathan
Format Book
Edition1st U.S. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Descriptionviii, 338 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Absolute beginners - The PowerPoint warrior -- "Beat 'em up and go home" -- The other war -- Cash as a weapon -- The phoenix rises -- The accidental counterinsurgents -- Wingtips on the ground -- Kalashnikovs for hire -- Peace Corps on steroids -- Windshield ethnographers -- Obama's war -- Conclusion: Foreign policy out of balance.
Abstract A critique of the United States's foreign policy and its experiment in armed nation-building traces the development and shortfalls of current theories about stability operations, militarized foreign assistance, and armed humanitarianism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [323]-327) and index.
LCCN 2010025752
ISBN9781608190171 (hc)
ISBN160819017X (hc)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JZ6369 .H63 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold