Mixed Messages - American Politics and International Organization, 1919-1999

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At the turn of the century, the United States is on the verge of losing its vote in the General Assembly for non-payment of its arrears. There are eerie parallels between the domestic debate over the United Nations in 1999 and the struggles over the League of Nations in 1919. Why, many ask, are Americans the first to create international organizations and the first to abandon them? What is it about the American political culture that breeds both the most ardent supporters and the most vocal detractors of international organization? And why can't they find any common ground? In seeking to uncover the roots of American ambivalence toward international organization, this political history presents the first major analysis of U.S. attitudes toward both the United Nations and the League of Nations. It traces eight themes that have resurfaced again and again in congressional and public debates over the course of this century: exceptionalism, sovereignty, nativism and racism, unilateralism, security, commitments, reform, and burden-sharing. It assesses recent domestic political trends and calls for the development of two interactive political compacts--one domestic and one international--to place U.S.-UN relations on a new footing. A Century Foundation Book"

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By Edward C. Luck

Riassunto

At the turn of the century, the United States is on the verge of losing its vote in the General Assembly for non-payment of its arrears. There are eerie parallels between the domestic debate over the United Nations in 1999 and the struggles over the League of Nations in 1919.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward C. Luck, Luck Edward C.
• Editore: Brookings Institution Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.1999
• EAN: 9780815753070
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-5307-0
• Pagine: 374
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Century Foundation Books (Broo; Century Foundation Books (Broo
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, International institutions, Political, Socio-Economic & Strategic Groupings, Political, socio-economic, cultural and strategic groupings, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies