Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era

by Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Book Overview

How presidents forged the American century

This book examines the foreign policy decisions of the presidents who presided over the most critical phases of America's rise to world primacy in the twentieth century, and assesses the effectiveness and ethics of their choices. Joseph Nye, who was ranked as one of Foreign Policy magazine's 100 Top Global Thinkers, reveals how some presidents tried with varying success to forge a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691158363
• ISBN13: 9780691158365
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.5"