02208cam a2200445 i 4500 17811783 BJBSDDR 20260305155630.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 130710s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng c 2013027816 9780801456732 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801456738 (pbk. : alk. paper) 17811783 NIC/DLC eng NIC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- 002 E 744 B819w 2015 327.73009/04 Brands, Hal, 1983- 46436 What good is grand strategy? : power and purpose in American statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush / Hal Brands. Ithaca (New York) : Cornell University Press, 2015. xiii, 273 pages ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-259) and index. Introduction : the meaning and challenge of grand strategy -- The golden age revisited : the Truman administration and the evolution of containment -- Travails of the heroic statesmen : grand strategy in the Nixon-Kissinger years -- American statecraft in the late Cold War : was there a Reagan grand strategy? -- The dangers of being grand : George W. Bush and the post-9/11 era -- Conclusion : grappling with grand strategy. Hal Brands explains why grand strategy is a concept that is so alluring and so elusive to those who make American statecraft, exploring what grand strategy is, why it is so essential, and why it is so hard to get right. United States Foreign relations 20th century. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Siglo XX 73 United States Foreign relations 21st century Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Siglo XXI 73 Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=42049 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 5100 5100 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 0 002 E 744 B819w 2015 00000115435 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK