Getting Out

Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq
Herausgeber: Walzer, Michael; Mills, Nicolaus

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Produktbeschreibung

Michael Walzer is Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and editor of Dissent. He is the author of many books, including Just and Unjust Wars and, most recently, Thinking Politically: Essays in Political Theory. Nicolaus Mills is Professor of Literature and American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College. A long-time contributor to Dissent magazine, his most recent book is Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780812242164
• ISBN-10: 0812242165
• Artikelnr.: 26816829

Autorenporträt

Edited by Michael Walzer and Nicolaus Mills

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
—Michael Walzer
LESSONS FROM THE PAST
1. No Exit but Victory: Britain and the American Colonies
—Stanley Weintraub
2. America and the Philippines: The Graceful Withdrawal
—Stanley Karnow
3. India and Britain: The Consequences of Leaving Too Soon
—Rajeev Bhargava
4. The Surprising Success: The United States and Korea
—Fred Smoler
5. France and Algeria: Claim Victory and Au Revoir
—Todd Shepard
6. Vietnam and the United States: The Price of Intransigence
—Frances FitzGerald
7. The Gates of Gaza and the Limits of Power: Israel and Gaza
—Shlomo Avineri
GETTING IN/GETTING OUT
8. 9/11 and the Road to Iraq
—Nicolaus Mills
9. The Persistence of Empire
—David Bromwich
10. Departing Responsibly
—Brendan O'Leary
11. It Isn't Over
—George Packer
List of Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments