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Narrative And The Making Of US National Security

By Ronald R. Krebs

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
1107103959, 9781107103955, 110750399X, 9781107503991, 1107103959, 9781107103955, 1316218961, 9781316218969, 1316371891, 9781316371893
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2636652 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies In International Relations
Volume
138
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
413\413
Time added
2020-09-08 16:07:52
National Security: United States: History

Description

Dominant narratives - from the Cold War consensus to the War on Terror - have often served as the foundation for debates over national security. Weaving current challenges, past failures and triumphs, and potential futures into a coherent tale, with well-defined characters and plot lines, these narratives impart meaning to global events, define the boundaries of legitimate politics, and thereby shape national security policy. However, we know little about why or how such narratives rise and fall. Drawing on insights from diverse fields, Narrative and the Making of US National Security offers novel arguments about where these dominant narratives come from, how they become dominant, and when they collapse. It evaluates these arguments carefully against evidence drawn from US debates over national security from the 1930s to the 2000s, and shows how these narrative dynamics have shaped the policies pursued by the United States.

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