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100	1		_aBrands, Hal, _d1983- _946436
245	1	0	_aWhat good is grand strategy? : _bpower and purpose in American statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush / _cHal Brands.
264		1	_aIthaca (New York) : _bCornell University Press, _c2015.
300			_axiii, 273 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-259) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : 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.
520			_aHal 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.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y20th century.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones exteriores _ySiglo XX _973
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y21st century
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones exteriores _ySiglo XXI _973
856	4	2	_3Book review (H-Net) _uhttp://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=42049
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