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Understanding the Bush doctrine : psychology and strategy in an age of terrorism / Stanley A. Renshon - New York : Routledge, c2007. - xi, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

I. The foundations of the Bush Doctrine. The Bush Doctrine considered / Stanley A. Renshon -- International relations theory meets world politics / Gerard Alexander. II. The Bush Doctrine in the post 9/11 world. The convinced, the skeptical, and the hostile / Douglas C. Foyle -- The new psychology of alliance / Peter Suedfeld, Philip E. Tetlock, and Rajiv Jhangiani -- Illusionary promises and strategic reality / Willie Curtis -- Deterrence in an age of asymmetric rivals / Jerrold M. Post -- Preventive war and the Bush Doctrine / Jack S. Levy -- The psychological origins of preventive war / Jonathan Renshon -- The "democracy doctrine" of President George W. Bush / Marvin Zonis. III. The view from abroad. The Bush Doctrine abroad / Alexander Moens -- Anti-Americanism / Janice Gross Stein. IV. The Bush Doctrine in perspective. Premature obituary / Stanley A. Renshon -- The Bush Doctrine in perspective / Peter Suedfeld.

ISBN: 9780415955041 (pb)

LCCN: 2006021851

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA685589 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bush, George W. 1946-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
United States--Foreign relations.

LC Class. No.: JK276 / .U63 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 363.325/15610973