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Author:

Merry, Robert W., 1946-

Title:

Sands of empire : missionary zeal, American foreign policy, and the hazards of global ambition / Robert W. Merry.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xvi, 302 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States--Foreign relations--1989-
United States--Military policy.
Intervention (International law)
Imperialism.
Intervention (Droit international)
Impérialisme.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1989-
États-Unis--Politique militaire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The Ozymandias Syndrome -- The idea of progress -- Cycles of history -- Globalization and the end of history -- The clash of civilizations -- Isolation and intervention -- The triumph of Wilsonism -- Balkan ghosts -- Balkan tragedy -- The neoconservatives -- The world of Islam -- War -- Ghosts of Mithridates -- Conservative interventionism -- Conclusion: Disavowing the Crusader State.

ISBN:

9780743266673
0743266676

LCCN:

2005042580

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars) — 327.73 MER

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)