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.