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Carter's conversion the hardening of American defense policy
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Title
Carter's conversion [electronic resource] : the hardening of American defense policy / Brian J. Auten.
ISBN
9780826218162 (alk. paper)
0826218164 (alk. paper)
Published
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Physical Description
xiv, 344 p. ; 25 cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--2004.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Summary
"Examining Carter's dramatic shift from advocating defense budget cuts early in his administration to supporting development of the MX missile and modernization of NATO's Long-Range Theater Nuclear Force by the end of his presidency, the author argues, counter to common interpretations, that the shift was a "self-correcting" policy change in response to the prevailing international military environment"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 11, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-332) and index.
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