Smith, Tony, 1942-

A pact with the devil : Washington's bid for world supremacy and the betrayal of the American promise / Tony Smith. - New York : Routledge, c2007. - xxxviii, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-250) and index.

Introduction : the war of ideas -- The Bush doctrine and the bid for world supremacy -- The intellectual origins of the Bush doctrine -- Liberal democratic internationalism : its pre-classical, classic, and hegemonic stages -- Liberal imperialism I : democratic peace theory -- Liberal imperialism II : democracy as a universal value -- Liberal imperialism III : militarizing humanitarianism -- Liberal fundamentalist jihadism.

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Intellectuals--Political activity--History.--United States
Liberalism--History.--United States
Democracy--History.
Imperialism--History.
Democracia--Historia.
Intelectuales--Actividad política--Estados Unidos.


United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--2001-
United States--Intellectual life.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--Siglo XX.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--2001-
Estados Unidos--Vida intelectual.

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