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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Publication date May 18, 2005
Pages 479
Binding Paperback
Edition 8
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780801880940
ISBN-10 0801880947
Dimensions 1.25 by 7.25 by 10.25 in.
Weight 1.88 lbs.
Original list price $43.00
Other format details university press
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Summary
An updated and thoroughly revised edition of the classic text considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence.
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American Defense Policy has been a mainstay for instructors of courses in political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for over 25 years. The updated and thoroughly revised eighth edition considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence.

On September 11, 2001, the seemingly impervious United States was handed a very sharp reality check. In this new atmosphere of fear and vulnerability, policy makers were forced to make national security their highest priority, implementing laws and military spending initiatives to combat the threat of international terrorism. In this volume, experts examine the many factors that shape today's security landscape―America's values, the preparation of future defense leaders, the efforts to apply what we have learned from Afghanistan and Iraq to the transformation of America's military, reflection on America's nuclear weapons programs and missile defense, the threat of terrorism, and the challenges of homeland security―which are applied to widely varied approaches to national defense strategy.

This invaluable and prudent text remains a classic introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States throughout its history and breaks new ground as a thoughtful and comprehensive starting point in understanding American defense policy and its role in the world today.



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Hardcover
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8 edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (May 20, 2005)
9780801880933 | details & prices | 477 pages | 7.50 × 10.25 × 1.50 in. | 2.25 lbs | List price $65.00
About: An updated and thoroughly revised edition of the classic text considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780801880940
 
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8 edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (May 18, 2005)
9780801880940 | details & prices | 479 pages | 7.25 × 10.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.88 lbs | List price $43.00
About: An updated and thoroughly revised edition of the classic text considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence.

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