The politics of good intentions : history, fear, and hypocrisy in the new world order

The politics of good intentions history, fear, and hypocrisy in the new world order

Tony Blair has often said that he wishes history to judge the great political controversies of the early twenty-first century--above all, the actions he has undertaken in alliance with George W. Bush. This book is the first attempt to fulfill that wish, using the long history of the modern state to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Runciman, David (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press c2006.
Edición:Course Book
Materias:
Political science > Philosophy.
World politics > 21st century.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1997-2007.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426428406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: September 11 and the New World Order
  • PART ONE: Tony Blair, History and Risk
  • CHAPTER TWO. Tony Blair and the Politics of Good Intentions
  • CHAPTER THREE. Taking a Chance on War: The Worst-Case Scenarios
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Taking a Chance on War: Suez and Iraq
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Who Knows Best?
  • CHAPTER SIX. Weimar Iraq
  • PART TWO: Britain, Europe and the United States
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. A Bear Armed with a Gun
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. The Garden, the Park, the Meadow
  • CHAPTER NINE. Two Revolutions, One Revolutionary
  • CHAPTER TEN. Epilogue: Virtual Politics
  • Notes
  • Index

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