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The origins of overthrow : how emotional frustration shapes US regime change interventions / Payam Ghalehdar.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (256 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190695897 (ebook) :Subject(s): United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
| Regime change -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190695859DDC classification: 327.7300904 LOC classification: E840Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In 'The Origins of Overthrow', Payam Ghalehdar offers a novel explanation for a puzzling phenomenon in US foreign policy: forcible regime change. The 2003 invasion of Iraq shows that the costs of regime change in terms of blood and treasure can far exceed its benefits for the United States. Yet, the US has repeatedly engaged in overthrowing foreign leaders and regimes. This book explains why and argues that the emotional state of US presidents sheds light on US regime change decisions.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'The Origins of Overthrow', Payam Ghalehdar offers a novel explanation for a puzzling phenomenon in US foreign policy: forcible regime change. The 2003 invasion of Iraq shows that the costs of regime change in terms of blood and treasure can far exceed its benefits for the United States. Yet, the US has repeatedly engaged in overthrowing foreign leaders and regimes. This book explains why and argues that the emotional state of US presidents sheds light on US regime change decisions.
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