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The Icarus syndrome : a history of American hubris
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A century of unwise American military adventures is probed in this perceptive study of foreign policy over-reach from Woodrow Wilson's "hubris of reason" to George W. Bush's "hubris of dominance." ...
A century of unwise American military adventures is probed in this perceptive study of foreign policy over-reach from Woodrow Wilson's "hubris of reason" to George W. Bush's "hubris of dominance." In each case, Beinart finds a dangerous confluence of misleading experience and untethered ideology.
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- Creator
- Peter Beinart
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- Language
- English
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- First edition
- New York : Harper, 2010
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- viii, 482 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780061456466, 0061456462
- OCLC
- ocn456179885
- "A Council on Foreign Relations book."
- "Published in cooperation with the Council on Foreign Relations"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-465) and index.
- pt. 1. The hubris of reason -- A scientific peace -- The frightening dwarf -- Twice-born -- I didn't say it was good -- pt. 2. The hubris of toughness -- The murder of sheep -- The problem with men -- Saving Sarkhan -- Things are in the saddle -- Liberation -- The scold -- Fighting with rabbits -- If there is a bear? -- pt. 3. The hubris of dominance -- Nothing is consummated -- Fukuyama's escalator -- Fathers and sons -- Small ball -- The opportunity -- The romantic bully -- I'm delighted to see Mr. Bourne -- Conclusion: The beautiful lie
- Pt. I. The hubris of reason. A scientific peace ; The frightening dwarf ; Twice-born ; I didn't say it was good -- Pt. II. The hubris of toughness. The murder of sheep ; The problem with men ; Saving Sarkhan ; Things are in the saddle ; Liberation ; The scold ; Fighting with rabbits ; If there is a bear? -- Pt. III. The hubris of dominance. Nothing is consummated ; Fukuyama's escalator ; Fathers and sons ; Small ball ; The opportunity ; The romantic bully ; I'm delighted to see Mr. Bourne ; The beautiful lie