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Title America's global influence / David M. Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.

Imprint Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007.

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 FSCC Reference  R 016 OPP 2007    ---  Available
Description 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Opposing viewpoints
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-213) and index.
Contents Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. What are the aims and impact of America's foreign policy agenda? -- Chapter preface -- 1. America's unilateralism aggravates global problems / Robert F. Drinan -- 2. America does not act unilaterally / Paula J. Dobriansky -- 3. America is committed to promoting democracy throughout the world / George W. Bush -- 4. America is not committed to promoting democracy throughout the world / Joseph T. Siegle and Morton H. Halperin -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. How are U.S. military policies affecting America's global influence? -- Chapter preface -- 1. U.S. foreign policy should use military strength to support diplomacy / Frederick W. Kagan -- 2. U.S. foreign policy should focus on diplomacy, not military strength / Mel Goodman -- 3. Withdrawing the military from Iraq would damage U.S. credibility / Nikolas K. Gvosdev and Paul J. Saunders -- 4. Withdrawing the military from Iraq would improve U.S. credibility / William E. Odom -- 5. The United States should attack Iran / Alan Dershowitz -- 6. The United States should not attack Iran / Richard K. Betts -- 7. The war on terror is strengthening America's global credibility / Condoleezza Rice -- 8. The war on terror is undermining America's global credibility / Paul Starr, Michael Tomasky, and Robert Kuttner -- Periodical bibliography --
ch. 3. How are American economic policies affecting trade and foreign aid? -- Chapter preface -- 1. The millennium challenge account is an effective foreign aid policy / Paul V. Applegarth -- 2. The millennium challenge account is a flawed foreign aid policy / Aldo Caliari -- 3. American consumer goods sell well in China / Jehangir S. Pocha -- 4. American consumer goods do not sell well in China / Keith Bradsher -- 5. The United States should continue giving aid to Palestine / David Aaron -- 6. The United States should cease giving aid to Palestine / Nile Gardiner and James Phillips -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. What is the global impact of American culture? -- 1. Cultural globalization is Americanized / Julia Galeota -- 2. Cultural globalization is not Americanized / Richard Pells -- 3. The American media do not dominate global culture / Charles Paul Freund -- 4. The American media dominate global culture / Neal Gabler -- 5. America's pop culture exports are damaging the nation's image / Martha Bayles -- 6. America's pop culture exports are spreading American values / Matthew Fraser -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.
Subject Culture and globalization -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Popular culture -- United States -- Foreign public opinion -- Juvenile literature.
Civilization -- American influences -- Juvenile literature.
World politics -- 1989- -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001- -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Haugen, David M., 1969-
Musser, Susan.
ISBN 9780737734232 (hardcover)
073773423X (hardcover)
0737734248 (pbk.)
9780737734249 (pbk.)
Standard No. YDXCP 2528032
YDXCP 2528033
QBX a 06038045

 
    
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