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The absence of grand strategy : the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / Steve A. Yetiv.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.Description: xi, 250 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801887819 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780801887826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 080188781X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0801887828 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.73053609/045
LOC classification:
  • 439 DS 63.2 Y48a 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Exploring great powers in regions -- The Nixon administration's twin pillars -- The Reagan administration and the Iran-Iraq War -- The Bush administration and constructive engagement -- The Iraq War of 1991 -- The Clinton administration and Saddam Hussein -- Containment plus and regime change in Iraq -- The Iraq War of 2003 -- The balance sheet, so to speak -- The decline of balance of power policy : theory, strategy and realism -- conclusion.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 439 DS 63.2 Y48a 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000121883

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.

Introduction -- Exploring great powers in regions -- The Nixon administration's twin pillars -- The Reagan administration and the Iran-Iraq War -- The Bush administration and constructive engagement -- The Iraq War of 1991 -- The Clinton administration and Saddam Hussein -- Containment plus and regime change in Iraq -- The Iraq War of 2003 -- The balance sheet, so to speak -- The decline of balance of power policy : theory, strategy and realism -- conclusion.

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