Which Lessons Matter? American Foreign Policy Decision Making in the Middle East, 1979-1987
| Author/creator | Hemmer, Christopher, 1969- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York Press |
| Description | x, 217 p. 08.970 x 05.950 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Series | Suny Series, Global Politics Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation "This book offers a model of the analogical reasoning process that helps answer the important question of why some historical analogies are seen as relevant for later decisions, while others are ignored. It explores the previously neglected possibility that analogies can do more than simply advance the pre-existing interests of decision makers, but can also determine the very interests policy makers seek to further. The usefulness of this approach in impacting the lessons of history is demonstrated by examining American policy toward Iran concerning American hostages from 1979 to 1987, detailing both the Carter administration's policy during the Hostage Crisis and the Reagan administration's policy that resulted in the Iran-Contra Affair."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 99087139 |
| ISBN | 9780791446508 |
| ISBN | 0791446506 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780791446508 |
| Stock number | 00025125 |