Beyond the water's edge : how partisanship corrupts U.S. foreign policy /

"Intense partisanship is a familiar part of the contemporary United States, but its consequences do not stop at the country's borders. The damage now extends to U.S. relations with the rest of the world. Too often, political leaders place their own party's interest in gaining and keep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pillar, Paul R., 1947- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/pill21316
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : parties, policies, and pathologies
  • From bitter division to good feelings
  • Growing into a world power
  • The Acme of bipartisanship
  • Sliding back into corruption
  • Politics as war
  • A demagogue takes over a party
  • Identifying with foreign interests
  • Partisanship entrenched
  • Consequences and prospects.