2012 Political Circus Inaction Figures by Tim Foley
The Second World War put an end to America's historical isolation from international power politics, and so also to the long-standing American defiance of the Realist ideology that shaped Old World affairs. The advent of transoceanic military technologies, now wielded by menacing states such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, made Americans more receptive to the Realist idea that international relations is about fear and survival. The American Realists Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and Kenneth Waltz developed a modern strategic framework that sought to introduce American leaders and the educated public to these harsher realities of international politics. They emphasized a clear-eyed, cold approach to the play of interests, egotism, and the drive for power in world affairs--a struggle in which the threat of major war remained, in the end, the only legitimate currency. Yet even as Americans began to accept this new Realism, thermonuclear weaponry threatened to make it absurd. A major war to defend the nation might result in its total destruction; a thermonuclear war leading to the death of hundreds of millions of citizens seemed an unusual way to preserve American survival. This dilemma became central to the Realist understanding of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz. How could a Realist approach to international politics and war be sustained in the face of possible global annihilation? Glimmer of a New Leviathan is the engrossing story of how the three chief architects of an influential ideology struggled with the implications of their own creation. It offers crucial historical context for contemporary debates about weapons of mass destruction and the post-Cold War international order.
Foley, Tim: - A long seasoned student of Tom Crean, Tim Foley has, since 2010, been the driving force of a campaign to earn Crean official recognition from his country, Ireland, for his heroic contributions while serving on three pioneering expeditions to Antarctica in the early 20th Century. The campaign platforms that Foley created have generated many thousands of fans worldwide who have been introduced to Crean's story through Foley's writings and research. Much of Foley's research for Crean's biography has brought to light a host of new information about his subject and his account also addresses erroneous information that has been presented as factual in previous accounts of Tom Crean's life. After three years of research at some of the most respected archives in the world, both on and offline, this fully referenced biography, chronicles an accurate account of Tom Crean's life and career before and after he joined the Royal Navy in 1893. Tim Foley is a Manchester born second generation Irish author whose father was born a short distance from Tom Crean's birthplace near Annascaul, County Kerry, Ireland. Although this biography is his first published book, Tim Foley is an established writer and has had a number of his articles published in magazines. After a long career as a Kitchen Contractor, Foley worked as a Project Manager and is credited as such for a number of Home/DIY related UK television programmes. Since first discovering Tom Crean's story, his major subject of study has been the life of the Kerry man. To discover more about the book, the author and Tom Crean there is website dedicated to the book at www.tomcreanbook.com
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486490410 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486490416 |
| Title | 2012 Political Circus Inaction Figures |
| Author | Tim Foley |
| Series | Dover President Paper Dolls |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2012-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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